The Election Commission of India — variously called the Election Commission, the ECI or EC — was set up in 1950 as an autonomous constitutional authority responsible for carrying out election processes in India. It administers elections to the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, State Legislative Assemblies, and the offices of the President and Vice President.
Headquartered in Delhi, the Election Commission consists of three members — a chief election commissioner and two other commissioners — who are appointed by the President. They have a tenure of six years or until they reach the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. The Election Commission prepares, maintains, and updates the electoral roll; supervises the nomination of candidates; registers political parties and classifies them on national and state levels; and monitors election campaigns, including political fund-raising.
May be Neeti Aayog wrong to comment, but the truth can’t be denied that a irresponsible commitment to lure the voters without assessing the quantum of the funds such promised is commendable. It will make our Indians idle and unproductive . More over if Rs.400/- is the minimum wage, how can anyone prove getting lesser than it. So stop befooling people. Let India work and justify the people to prove to be worth earning Rs.12000/-.
Narendra Modi’s prime task has been to weaken the national institutions, politicise them, fill up key posts, including even that of the nation’s President, with RSS stalwarts, and to weaken the judiciary. Remember the unprecedented, historic press conference by four senior Supreme Court judges to express their lack of confidence in their chief, that too in the context of a fake encounter killing case in which the ruling party chief, Amit Shah was the prime accused.
Violation of the Model Code of Conduct is a lesser issue. What is more important is to question whether someone in this position can be so blatantly political / partisan. It is evident that a government servant deputed to Niti Aayog cannot. Those who are political appointees have a little more latitude / autonomy perhaps, but they serve a federal institution that deals extensively with the states, many ruled by opposition parties. It is just a matter of time before service chiefs start criticising previous governments, their failure to procure weapons systems in time, perhaps to respond more forcefully to provocations. This is the new normal.