Poll panel less than transparent on Left: Nilotpal

Suggesting close contact between the BJP and the Commission, Basu said while there had been an office-of-profit complaint against the BJP8217;s Balbir Punj, it was closed when he retired as Rajya Sabha member. But Basu8217;s case persists even though he retired from the Rajya Sabha on April 2.

The complaint against CPM MPs filed by Trinamool Congress8217;s Mukul Roy also lists Basu8217;s name for allegedly running an NGO. Basu explained it was a private NGO that did not receive any Government grant and was set up under the Societies Act of which he was chairman, a non-executive post.

According to him, the other MPs named in Roy8217;s complaint also did not hold any executive post nor drew compensatory allowance more than MPs, which put them out of the purview of the office-of-profit rules. He accused the Commission of not setting a time-frame to decide on the complaint.