Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dismissed the Opposition’s charge of lack of a level playing field and countered that in the previous governments, those “close to the family were made Election Commissioners.”

In an interview with ANI broadcasted on Monday, PM Modi, when asked about the charge of lack of a ‘level playing field’ and the alleged influence over agencies like the ED, CBI, EC, etc., PM said: “Out of these, not a single law ( ED, CBI filing cases) was brought by my government, on the contrary, Election Commission reforms were brought by my government…Those close to the ‘family’ were made Election Commissioners who later got Rajya Sabha seats and ministries…We (BJP) can’t play at that level.”

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