New Delhi, Oct. 4 -- Launching a strong attack on the Congress amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday alleged that insulting people's mandate on facing defeat is an "old habit" and is deeply embedded in the "DNA of the Congress party."

Chouhan, in a video posted on his X handle, claimed that the Congress has consistently sought to defame the poll watchdog and question constitutional processes whenever election outcomes do not favour them.

"Insulting the people's mandate upon defeat is an old habit of Congress; it is in Congress's DNA. India's democracy is the strongest in the world and serves as a global example. But insulti...