Srinagar, Oct. 21 -- Srinagar Lok Sabha MP Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday said the democracy in the country is "beginning to breathe" while referring to the protests against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, and demanded that all polls held under his supervision be "revisited and reviewed".

He also criticised the crackdown on protesters in Delhi during the demonstration against Kumar, claiming that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have also faced "the same crackdowns".

"Now, it seems democracy is perhaps beginning to breathe a little, that democracy which was suppressed over the past ten to twelve years. I won't say it has fully revived yet. But there is an effort, perhaps from students and concerned citizens, who raised objec...