Madras High Court lashes out at Election Commission, says 'Polling body responsible for Covid surge'

The Madras High Court on Monday lashed out against the Election Commission and said "it is the most irresponsible institution in the country" who have done nothing to prevent political parties from breaching Covid-19 protocol.

The first bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy while hearing a plea moved by state Transport Minister MR Vijayabhaskhar said: "You (EC) are the only institution responsible for the situation we are in today and You have been singularly lacking any kind of exercise of authority. You have not taken measures against political parties holding rallies despite the court saying "Maintain Covid protocol, maintain Covid protocol."