Congress slams ECI over duplication in EPIC, calls it bizarre
The grand old party also said that a unique voter id for every Indian voter is the fundamental requirement and premise of a clean voter list.
The grand old party also said that a unique voter id for every Indian voter is the fundamental requirement and premise of a clean voter list.
Kumar had joined ECI as Election Commissioner on September 1, 2020 and assumed charge as the 25th CEC of India on May 15, 2022.
The ruling Trinamul Congress is gearing up to move the Election Commission on alleged bogus voters. This, after chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed apprehensions on Wednesday that bogus voters may vitiate the voters’ list ahead of 2026 Assembly polls.
In a setback for former Tamil Nadu chief minister E K Palaniswami, the Madras High Court on Wednesday gave the go ahead for the Election Commission to proceed with petitions on intra-party disputes in the AIADMK and challenging the legitimacy of the present leadership.
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal leveled fresh allegations against the Election Commission (EC) on Friday, claiming that the poll panel has refused to upload Form 17C, which contains the number of votes polled per booth in each assembly constituency, despite multiple requests.
He added: “I am well versed with the democratic constitutional rights and limitations of the states, the central government and the Election Commission. As far as my knowledge goes central forces cannot be sent or deployed in a state until the Election Commission issues notification regarding election. Hence it is my personal question 'under whose directive the central forces have been sent to the state?' The Election Commission sending central force to the state without prior notification appears to me as an act of political vindictiveness.”
The constitutional crisis, that cannot but impinge on governance, has exacerbated this week with the country's Election Commission refusing to recognise either of the factions as “they had failed to adopt due procedures”.
The theme for NVD 2021 is ‘Making Our Voters Empowered, Vigilant, Safe and Informed.’
A former IAS officer, Quraishi held significant posts in Haryana as well as in the Union government. In an interview with VIJAY THAKUR, Quraishi spoke on the EC’s roadmap and its challenges in holding elections in pandemic times.
The Election Commission team will meet various district officials to gauge the on-ground situation ahead of the next year's Assembly polls in West Bengal.
