New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday criticised the letter written by ex-bureaucrats and judges condemning the repeated allegations against the Election Commission and other state bodies by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi.

Over 272 eminent citizens, including 16 Judges, 123 retired bureaucrats, 14 Ambassadors, and 133 retired armed forces officers, in a letter, condemned the repeated "assault on national constitutional authorities" by Rahul Gandhi.

Speaking to ANI, Khera said that first the BJP, then the retired officials came to defend the serving Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Criticising the move, he said that a democracy is strengthened by questions.

The Congress leader said, "We ...