The government's claim that MPs cannot discuss the Election Commission (EC) is a violation of the powers of Parliament, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien has alleged, as he raised the demand for a discussion on the poll panel in the upcoming Winter session.

In a blogpost shared on Wednesday night, the Rajya Sabha MP said that over the last two sessions, opposition parties including his Trinamool Congress, Congress, Samajwadi Party, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Aam Aadmi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Shiv Sena (UBT), Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and others have filed over a 100 notices demanding a discussion on the electoral process being more transparent.

He said the opposition is not fussy about under which rule the discussion will be held, and is also flexible about how the notice will be

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