New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Congress MP KC Venugopal strongly criticized the appointment of the new Central Election Commissioner and said that the decision went against the spirit of the Constitution.

Taking to social media, X, the Congress MP wrote that such egregious behaviour only confirmed the doubts that the ruling regime was "destroying" the electoral process of the country.

"In a hasty midnight move, the Government has notified the appointment of the new Central Election Commissioner. This goes against the spirit of our Constitution, and what has been reiterated by the Supreme Court in many cases - for the electoral process to have sanctity, the CEC must be an impartial stakeholder," the post read.

"Their decision to hastily hold the...