New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Outgoing chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, in his farewell address on Monday, said the Election Commission (ECI) is made a 'scapegoat' by those 'unwilling to accept electoral outcomes.'

"The Commission, as an institution, often finds itself unfairly blamed by those unwilling to accept electoral outcomes. A pressing concern is the growing tendency to target election officials in the aftermath of electoral contests. It is perceived as a convenient scapegoat," Rajiv Kumar said .

He further noted that as candidates and their parties are involved in every stage of the election process with 'full transparency,' then, without raising objections or filing appeals during the process, their attempts to create 'd...