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Tamil Nadu Congress Committee moves Madras HC, urges court to direct ECI to demand an explanation from PM Modi for his alleged hate filled...
The petitioners also bemoaned over one show cause notice issued to BJP by the ECI even after continuous hate riddled speeches, asking why notice was issued to party when PM Modi is the "individual culprit" behind the hate statements.
Has the Election Commission chosen to become a willing party to BJP using religion for votes in violation of the MCC and Section 123...
To Shri Rajiv KumarChief Election CommissionerShri Gyanesh KumarElection CommissionerDr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu Election...
Congress approaches Election Commission, raised Bolta Hindustan ban
Calling out censorship of free speech during elections, Congress goes to the Election Commission of India with a list of complaints, one of which includes the ban of Bolta Hindustan’s YouTube channel.
Conduct independent inquiry into Arun Goel, Election Commissioner’s resignation, don’t allow elections until inquiry public: Open letter to President Murmu
A former secretary to the government of India, Dr EAS Sarma has, in an open letter to President Draupadi Murmu urged her to invoke special powers under the Constitution, not allow announcement of elections or any major policy decision until an independent inquiry into the sudden resignation of Arun Goel is carried out and made public
ECI to political parties: Steer away from caste and religion during electioneering, no false statements to mislead, no anti-women stance
The advisory issued by the ECI asserts that any act in violation would result in severe consequences
Is the Indian EVM & VVPAT System free, fair, fit for elections or can it be manipulated?
A pertinent question that a Citizens Commission on Elections (Volume 1) headed by Justice (retired) Madan Lokur, former Supreme Court Judge, asks as it examines the erosion of autonomous powers of the Election Commission of India (ECI) and also warns of the absence of thorough monitoring and independent hardware and software systems within
Memorandum to ECI to implement its constitutional mandate and conduct free and fair election
Prominent citizens raise serious concerns regarding the country’s electoral process due to lack of public trust in EVM/VVPAT voting, reports of arbitrary deletions in Electoral Rolls and increased secrecy in political party funding
Congress pushes complaints of violations of Model Code by BJP, Modi and Shah
The leading opposition party alleged that speeches by Modi and Shah were 'false, derogatory and vitriolic,' part of a 'pattern,' yet EC had 'not once since' 2013 stepped in and enforced its mandate.
Jurisprudential development of a right of a voter to know the criminal antecedents of an electoral candidate
In this legal resource, CJP delves deep into the requirement of the disclosure of a candidate’s criminal antecedents, filing of false affidavits, disqualification and the issues yet to be addressed
“Rath Prabharis” to Nodal Officers: Will the Name Change help in depoliticising Bureaucracy?
The latest incursion by the Modi 2.0 government, in galvanising officers from India’s central administrative service to showcase it’s government schemes, on the eve of five state elections and six months before the 2024 general questions raises serious questions of constitutional proprietary and overreach; as crucially it flags the question on why the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with its widely eulogised mantle of electoral prowess, would after nine years in power, need this additional crutch!
Modi Govt backs down from dubbing IAS Officers ‘Rath Prabharis’, EC notice follows
Officers have now been instructed to participate in Prime Minister Modi's yatra on November 15 and the union government has backed down from this campaign in the five poll-bound states. Merely stating that these public servants won't be called "rath prabharis" may not work, given the sharp opposition that the government’s plans have been met with; ECI issued a notice to the union government on the issue also yesterday, after a former IAS officer, EAS Sharma lodged a complaint