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.
Prof PK Sharma, Freelance Journalist,Barnala(Punjab)
The Election Commission of India has enveloped PM Modi’s act of addressing a rally in Baghpat a day before the Kairana Lok Sabha Constituency bypoll in the disguise of legality and propriety !
The commission functionary remarked:
” There is a difference between legality and propriety….. The rally was avoidable,but the PM cannot be faulted legally.”
The fact cannot be denied that the cover up reflects “ifs and buts” in the tale.
Then the coveted office of Prime Minister of India has certain amount of grace,dignity and sanctity attached to it too !
Should not these values and niceties weigh in the mind of the Honorable PM Modi over his party’s win or loss in a bypoll ?
Time to ponder over and introspect !
Prof PK Sharma,Freelance Journalist
Pom Anm Nest,Barnala(Punjab)