India, Aug. 7 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of acting like a "representative of the ruling party" and allegedly failing in its constitutional duty to conduct free and fair elections.

"There was a time when the Election Commission of India was praised across the world. Many countries took training from our Election Commission to conduct fair elections. When any political party raised questions, the Commission would respond or clarify within constitutional limits," Kharge said in a post on X, originally written in Hindi.

"Today, when someone questions the ECI, instead of responding, it acts like a representative of the ruling party, le...