Correcting electoral rolls in a society like India’s has to be done the hard way — going door to door. Quick fixes and tech solutions like Aadhaar can do more harm than good The issue of linking India’s voters’ list with the Aadhaar database is in news again with the surreptitious passage of The […]
Year: 2022
Reforms must begin with the Election Commission itself, says ADR co-founder
“A law and a collegium for appointment of the CEC and ECs and securing the tenure of them all alone will give EC to confidence to act independently, says Prof Jagdeep S. Chhokar.” Prof Chhokar speaks to Sanjukta Basu, from National Herald, on the struggle for free and fair elections. The Election Commission says linking […]
Apprehensions persist over electoral bonds
Only 15 regional parties received donations through electoral bonds, the highest amount being BJD’s Rs264 crore. For the Opposition parties, electoral bonds pose the fear of omission (being starved of funds) and the fear of commission — being traced and harassed by the ED and CBI. How would you like to play a game in […]
There’s Not Much to Celebrate in EC Saying Candidates Have to Declare Criminal Records
All that the announcement does is to follow exactly what several judgments of the Supreme Court have ordered. The announcement of the schedule for elections for five state assemblies was a much anticipated event. What attracted attention of some observers was the inclusion of requirements for disclosure of criminal antecedents by candidate and political parties […]