Itanagar, Oct. 4 -- The Arunachal Pradesh unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday defended the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, rejecting allegations by the Congress and other opposition parties as misleading and politically motivated.
Addressing a press briefing here, Arunachal Pradesh BJP spokesperson and MLA Topin Ete, along with state secretary and SIR co-in-charge Joram Tat, said allegations against the ECI should be supported by facts and examined within the constitutional and legal framework governing elections.
Ete said the ECI derives its authority from Article 324 of the Constitution and is mandated to supervise, direct and control elections and oversee the pr...