Chennai, Dec 23 (Reporter) Asserting that the Amendment to the Conduct of Election Rules was aimed at kill transparency in polls, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin on Monday said Democracy facing gravest threat under the BJP rule. It is an undemocratic assault on the free and fair elections of the Nation, he said. Charging that the Election Commission of India has willingly succumbed to the pressure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi instead of fighting for institutional integrity, Mr Stalin appealed to all political parties, including those participating in the Union government, to counter this undemocratic assault on the free and fair elections of the Nation. In a social media post, he said "“Democracy is facing its gravest threat under the BJP-led Union Government with the reckless amendment of Section 93(2)(a) of the Conduct of Election Rules, to kill the transparency in election. Consequent on the direction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to furnish the CCTV footage of an election booth, the Union Government brought this amendment to prevent public inspection of election documents including CCTV footage and thus destroyed one of the basic features of the Constitution, Mr Stalin said. "The BJP-led Union Government's fear extends beyond Haryana, reflecting anxiety over Maharashtra, where their orchestrated and unholy victory in the recent assembly election has raised serious concerns", he said. "It is shocking that the Election Commission of India, instead of fighting for institutional integrity, has willingly succumbed to the pressure of Prime Minister Modi’s Government and happily involved in defacing its own child - the free and fair election!", he said. "I appeal to all political parties, including those participating in the Union Government, to come forward and counter this undemocratic assault on the free and fair elections of our Nation, he said...////...