Sharmila accuses ECI of appearing in BJP’s curiosity over Meenakshi Natarajan nomination

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Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y. S. Sharmila. File
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Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Y. S. Sharmila on Wednesday (June 10, 2026) accused the Election Fee of India (ECI) of working hand in glove with the BJP management “to trample upon the democratic values constructed over years”.

From ‘Vote Chori’ to ‘Seat Chori’ !

‘The Election Fee of BJP’ is now totally hand-in-glow with Modi @narendramodi & Co. to trample upon the democratic values constructed over years.

The rejection of Ms. Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination is yet one more instance of how… pic.twitter.com/aBQbNShZZt

— YS Sharmila (@realyssharmila) June 10, 2026

In a publish on X, Ms. Sharmila known as the ballot panel “The Election Fee of BJP” and mentioned the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination was “yet one more instance of how constitutional establishments are more and more being bent to serve political pursuits”. “Such actions solely reinforce issues that impartial our bodies are being pressured to behave in a fashion that advantages the ruling dispensation, eroding public belief within the democratic course of,” she mentioned.

“Democracy can not survive with out sturdy, impartial establishments, and each try and undermine them should be challenged with resolve and conviction,” she mentioned. She opened the publish with the road, “From ‘Vote Chori’ to ‘Seat Chori’!”