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Congress gave ticket to one CEC, made another minister, BJP hits out
Published: 13/10/26 10:34
New Delhi | India
New Delhi, Oct 13 (UNI) A day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and INDIA bloc leaders held a massive protest and approached the Supreme Court to challenge the Election Commission's actions, the BJP on Tuesday accused him of "double standards" and described his behaviour as "childish" that "undermines every aspect of the Constitution". Citing examples of how the Congress, when in power, fielded a former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on its party ticket, inducted another into the union Cabinet, and appointed two former CECs as Governors, union Minister Piyush Goyal questioned: "Was it not, in effect, a form of bribery?"…