New Delhi, Jan. 1 -- BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday strongly criticised Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee's remarks following a party delegation's meeting with the Election Commission, calling it an open insult to democracy and the Constitution.

Chugh's sharp response came after Abhishek Banerjee, who alleged "vote theft" through manipulation of voter lists and software rather than EVMs, claimed 50 lakh to 1 crore voters were being disenfranchised via algorithms, and demanded the release of a list of 1.36 crore voters flagged with logical discrepancies.

"This mentality is an open insult to democracy and the Constitution. Providing protection to infiltrators and deliberately neglecting border security pr...