Kalaburagi, Oct. 21 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday criticised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), accusing the central government of systematically undermining democratic institutions, manipulating the electoral machinery, and shielding election officials from accountability.

Speaking on multiple fronts, ranging from electoral reforms and Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to the Chief Election Commissioner and the implementation of the Women's Reservation Bill, Kharge framed the opposition's ongoing struggle as a fight to save the Constitution rather than a race for political power.

Kharge slammed Section 16 of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, which grants legal immu...