New Delhi: As a controversy rages over the suggestion for synchronisation of Lok Sabha and Assembly polls, Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh on August 6 said simultaneous polls will lead to "cheating like hell" which cannot be tackled and the idea is of anti-Democratic character.

However, the Commission is prepared to hold Lok Sabha polls anytime if the situation demanded.

Lyngdoh also dismissed Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani's idea on synchronisation of polls as "not a happy proposal".

"There are certain states which need special attention. In terms of electoral records it is very bad. Obviously we cannot allow everybody to go to polls at the same time. It is not a good situation to have everybody going to polls at the same time."

"We won't be able to pay attention. They will cheat like hell and we won't know what to do with that," he said.

In any case, he said, why should any state be oriented towards Parliamentary elections. "There is nothing in Democracy which says Parliament is more important than Assembly. They all have same weightage. Why should not Parliament be oriented towards Assembly elections. So it is not Democracy. That is it."

PTI