Mumbai, Sept. 24 -- Nationalist Congress Party founder Sharad Pawar today said that BJP leaders routinely defend the Election Commission of India whenever Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi questions the EC's functioning, has increased "mistrust" about the poll panel.
Responding to a question on Rahul Gandhi's criticism of the EC over alleged "vote chori", Pawar said Gandhi and other Opposition leaders have raised key issues about the EC's functioning.
"When Rahul Gandhi, the leader of opposition (in the Lok Sabha), raised the issue in Parliament, the institution concerned should have taken note of it. But what is happening is that whenever Rahul Gandhi raises questions and criticises the ECI, the ECI does ...