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Akhilesh Yadav: Governments formed amid Election Commission lapses are unconstitutional
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News18•23-09-2026, 14:00
Akhilesh Yadav: Governments formed amid Election Commission lapses are unconstitutional
- •Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav alleged that governments formed during a period of Election Commission impartiality lapses are "unconstitutional."
- •Yadav stated that alleged interference with the poll panel amounts to "trampling" democracy.
- •He referenced an Indian Express report detailing two Election Commissioners' 14 objections in 10 months to poll panel decisions, raising questions about the EC's functioning.
- •The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister questioned who was "playing with" the constitutional body for political gain.
- •Yadav argued that if the EC's decisions are questioned internally, it casts serious doubt on the institution's impartiality and the legitimacy of governments formed during that time.
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Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav alleged that governments formed during periods when the Election Commission was not functioning impartially are unconstitutional. He stated that such interference with the poll panel amounts to trampling upon democracy.
Akhilesh Yadav addressed a press conference referring to an Indian Express report which revealed that two Election Commissioners had recorded objections 14 times over 10 months to decisions made by the poll panel.
Akhilesh Yadav questioned the impartiality of the Election Commission as a constitutional body, stating that internal dissent within the institution raises serious concerns about whether citizens can continue to trust it.
