Congress questions exclusion of CJI from Election Commissioner Selection Panel

Pune, Oct 13 (UNI) Senior Maharashtra Pradesh Congress spokesperson Gopaldada Tiwari on Wednesday said that approaching the Supreme Court to protect constitutional democracy and citizens' voting rights was a matter of concern. In a statement, Tiwari said the situation highlighted the importance of the judiciary in safeguarding democracy when concerns arose over the functioning of the executive and the ruling establishment. He said Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde should explain these issues to the leadership of his party's founding organisation. Tiwari also questioned the exclusion of the Chief Justice of India from the committee responsible for selecting election commissioners, saying…