Large-scale transfers and postings of senior IAS and IPS officers, including CSes and DGPs, in poll-bound states suggest highhandedness. ECI is mandated to conduct elections, not run governments. It should maintain transparency and discretion in exercising powers. ECI decision-makers must remember India is not a limited electoral democracy like Pakistan.
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