CPM ups ante, says EC adopting double standards

According to him, the EC orders for a police complaint, over a speech in Midnapore where Chakraborty reportedly offended election officials, were given even before Karat8217;s reply was sent to it.

The Left parties had at their meeting with CEC B.N. Tandon on Monday provided details of the election observer in charge of Burdwan allegedly moving in the company of a sitting Trinamool Congress MLA during a visit to the area last month. Yechury said that while the EC was pursuing the case against the Minister, it had not taken any action against its own official.

However, the CPM leader conceded 8216;8216;it would have been better if the remarks had not been made8217;8217;. But, it was in order to explain the party8217;s position that Karat had sent the party8217;s response to the EC.