00:00And the latest coming in from the TDP on the CEC ESI Rao,
00:05where the TDP has responded to say that institutions are answerable to any questions that come to them.
00:11We are sure ECI will respond to opposition parties' questions in a very clear manner.
00:15TDP Parliamentary Party Chief Lavu Krishnadev, who has also slammed the Congress to say that the Congress is passing on
00:21the blame of their defeats on the SIR.
00:24But how did they win in Kerala if that was the kicks?
00:28A straight-up attack on the Congress, where the TDP has not just supported the Election Commission to ensure that
00:36all the doubts are clarified.
00:38And the issue is very, very genuine.
00:40And we have complete faith in the Election Commission that there will be complete clarity.
00:45But when it comes to the Congress and the narrative that is being pushed,
00:49it is the TDP that has put forth this very question to the Congress to say that if it was
00:58the BJP hand-in-glove with the Election Commission of India,
01:02then how is it that the Congress won in the state of Kerala?
01:07This, as party chief of the TDP, Lavu Krishnadev, has slammed the Congress.
01:12He said that the Congress is passing on the blame of their defeats on SIR and in a straight-up
01:20question asking that Kerala would not have been possible if that was the case.
01:31Congress has this habit, whenever they lose the election, they try to blame it on someone else.
01:36We've been seeing it, they keep saying it, this has been like that, that has been like that.
01:42Now they've found a new reason, it's because of SIR we lost the election.
01:46If it is so, how did you win the election in Kerala?
01:49Whatever replies that have been sought, we are definitely sure, we are 100% confident,
01:55Election Commission will give reply which has been sought by these opposition parties in a very clear manner so that
02:04no doubts will exist with anyone.
02:07Let me take this to my colleague Apoorva who is joining us on the broadcast.
02:11Apoorva, that response coming in from the TDP and while they completely support clarity from the Election Commission
02:18to say that as far as this entire issue is concerned, it is genuine because this is about the voters.
02:24But if it is about the Congress to say that the ECI has been hand in glove with the BJP,
02:29with the ruling party,
02:30then how is it that they won in Kerala?
02:33That's right, in fact, these are strong statements and comments that are being made by none other than TDP's MP,
02:41in fact, Mr. Kerala has also gone ahead and said that there is nothing that compares that the Congress has
02:52been carrying out to the laws that they have paid in the general election as well.
02:56But he is also making a personal note that he does not say that they are so much, you know,
03:01going ahead and questioning,
03:02saying that the CEC has started in glove with the BJP, how is it that it was a Congress that
03:09tried to see how much of a lot of something?
03:12Apoorva, that line is not very clear and we'll try and reconnect with you at a later point.
03:16But one thing certainly coming in that the projection is that NDA allies are also asking for the EC's clarity.
03:27So are they in support of the BJP?
03:29Now, this statement makes it amply clear because the allies are also indicating that while they support any sort of
03:36clarity for the voter,
03:38but as far as the political blame game by the Congress is concerned,
03:43it is about vested interests and political mileage that they are trying to gain by pushing this narrative.
03:50I want to thank you for getting us those details.
