Election Commissioner SY Qureshi today indicated that the Election Commission (EC) might go soft on the Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Jaswant Singh, who was caught on camera while distributing cash during a poll campaign in Rajasthan.
Qureshi said senior leaders like Singh won’t do it intentionally, but sometimes “we are governed by traditions as we live in the society which is bound by traditions”.
Qureshi was interacting with reporters during a press conference after reviewing the state’s preparedness for the coming general elections. “We also have to examine the intention behind the act,” Quershi observed.