New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- Communist Party of India (CPI) MP P Sandosh Kumar on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, asking why the Prime Minister was defending the Election Commission of India (ECI) instead of addressing the Opposition's concerns over alleged electoral irregularities, including 'vote chori'.

Speaking to ANI, Kumar said the INDIA bloc had raised serious questions about the functioning of the poll body, including the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and alleged that the government was attempting to divert attention from these issues by targeting the Congress leadership.

"The entire Opposition, especially the INDIA bloc parties, have raised many se...