Ex-Commissioner Ashok Lavasa Says Election Commissioners Raised Valid Issues
· India · Hindustan Times, India Today, Zee News
Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa stated that current poll commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised valid legal issues regarding unilateral decisions made without their knowledge within the Election Commission of India. The internal crisis involves concerns over unauthorised changes to voter registration Form 6, centralised control over IT systems, and decisions regarding the deletion and restoration of voter names. Lavasa pointed to an instance in Goa during the Special Intensive Revision where 97 verified eligible voters could not be added because software constraints blocked the update. He emphasized that bypassing due procedure and impeding the statutory powers of Electoral Registration Officers is improper and potentially illegal. The ongoing dispute underscores deeper questions surrounding transparency and institutional functioning within the country's poll body.
Why it matters
Public dissent from within the Election Commission of India threatens institutional trust and challenges the transparency of voter registration and electoral roll management.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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