<span style="color: #222222;">Congress has criticised the government over reports that Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has recused himself from meetings to discuss poll code violations.<br />'' <br />''<br />''In a statement, party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala cited a media report which claimed that Mr Lavasa recused himself from these meetings as the poll body refused to record his dissent notes. </span><br />