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Constitutional bodies not immune from criticism: Arun Jaitley

New Delhi: The BJP today justified its attack on the Election Commission over denial the of permission to Narendra Modi for a rally in Varanasi, saying constitutional institutions have no immunity from criticism."Do constitutional institutions

"My advice to the Returning Officer is that by denying the right to hold a rally he cannot restrict Modi's campaign. Yesterday's events proved that unfairness of the Returning Officer was given a fitting reply by the people of Varanasi," he said.

Unfazed by the BJP's all-out attack, the EC had yesterday rejected the accusation of bias and made it clear that it was "not afraid of anyone, any political party or any entity" in doing its job.