Sunil Arora, who will take charge as chief election commissioner in December, will have overseen just 10 assembly polls by the time the general elections roll in. That's less than half the experience his predecessors had in 2009 and 2014.
Election Commission has begun work to change a range of poll laws to make them relevant to political landscape, check abuse of money power and ensure level playing field.
ANUBHUTI VISHNOI
Full text of the interview with outgoing Central Election Commissioner Dr Nasim Zaidi (You can read the edited excerpts here) :
How do you look back...
The outgoing Chief Election Commissioner says he would have liked to see more electoral reform before he left.
ANUBHUTI VISHNOI
Days before he demits the top...
When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
It is the institution that matters, more than the individuals who serve it. The ECI has about nine months in hand to plan for a flawless general election. Issues have arisen about the EVMs / VVPATs, which should be resolved, taking political parties into confidence. A reversion to paper ballots should not be ruled out; the only downside is that it takes a few hours longer to count the votes. The ECI and the RBI are respected institutions. A special effort should be made to leave no space for someone to question the impartiality and neutrality of the umpire.
When Mr T N Seshan was appointed as CEC he had no previous experience in conducting elections. The oldies always think our days were better.
It is the institution that matters, more than the individuals who serve it. The ECI has about nine months in hand to plan for a flawless general election. Issues have arisen about the EVMs / VVPATs, which should be resolved, taking political parties into confidence. A reversion to paper ballots should not be ruled out; the only downside is that it takes a few hours longer to count the votes. The ECI and the RBI are respected institutions. A special effort should be made to leave no space for someone to question the impartiality and neutrality of the umpire.