'Diversion of views' not new: Chief Election Commissioner over Lavasa dissent row
5 years, 7 months ago

'Diversion of views' not new: Chief Election Commissioner over Lavasa dissent row

India TV News  

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Saturday denied any controversy in the internal functioning of the Election Commission over the handling of the Model Code of Conduct saying that "the three members of the Commission are not expected to be templates or clones of each other". CEC Arora’s reaction came after EC Ashok Lavasa wrote at least three letters to the CEC, recusing himself from attending Full Commission meetings held to decide on MCC violations, after his dissent on the clean chit given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah on their respective speeches, went unrecorded. Lavasa, earlier told Chief Election Commissioner Arora that his "participation in the deliberations of the Commission becomes meaningless" since his minority decisions "go unrecorded". The three-member "Full Commission" consists of Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and two Election Commissioners, Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra.

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Sushil Chandra assumes charge as Chief Election Commissioner; to hold post till May 2022
3 years, 9 months ago

Sushil Chandra assumes charge as Chief Election Commissioner; to hold post till May 2022

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Sushil Chandra assumed charge as the 24th Chief Election Commissioner on Tuesday. Chandra was appointed as an election commissioner on 14 February, 2019, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Having held several posts in the Income Tax Department for nearly 39 years, Chandra was appointed the Central Board of Direct Taxes Chairman on 1 November, 2016. Continuing the …

Election Commission wants to set new precedent of 'dark secrets', 'secluded chambers': Congress
5 years, 7 months ago

Election Commission wants to set new precedent of 'dark secrets', 'secluded chambers': Congress

India TV News  

A day before the counting of the votes polled in the Lok Sabha election, the Congress on Wednesday termed as "constitutional travesty" the EC's rejection of Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa's demand that dissent notes should be recorded and alleged that the poll watchdog wanted to set a new precedent of "dark secrets" and "secluded chambers" in performing its duties. "If …

Dissent will not be part of EC orders
5 years, 7 months ago

Dissent will not be part of EC orders

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Rejecting the demand of election commissioner Ashok Lavasa, the ‘Full Commission’ of Election Commission of India on Tuesday ruled that dissents and minority views in EC orders with regard to Model Code of Conduct violations will not be made public and only majority view will be announced in the final order. “In the meeting of the Election Commission …

I still say transparency is important, says Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa
5 years, 7 months ago

I still say transparency is important, says Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa

India Today  

On a day Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and fellow commissioner Sushil Chandra turned down his demand to incorporate minority view in orders relating to model code violations, Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa Tuesday said he still believes that transparency is important and such cases should be dealt in a time-bond manner. "In the meeting of the Election Commission held today …

Ashok Lavasa’s claim of dissent being stifled in EC disingenuous, goes against poll body's conventions
5 years, 7 months ago

Ashok Lavasa’s claim of dissent being stifled in EC disingenuous, goes against poll body's conventions

Firstpost  

Ashok Lavasa did not agree with the other two commissioners, Sunil Arora and Sushil Chandra, in finding Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah not guilty of MCC violations On Tuesday, Election Commission of India in its majority decision held that dissenting opinions in matter of Model Code of Conduct will not be made part of the commission’s …

ECI to take up issues raised by Ashok Lavasa
5 years, 7 months ago

ECI to take up issues raised by Ashok Lavasa

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Tuesday is expected to take up issues pertaining to the model code of conduct that were raised by Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa after his dissenting opinions were not recorded in the orders passed on speeches by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah. May 21, to discuss this and related matters.” Mr. Lavasa wrote …

Election commissioner Ashok Lavasa recuses himself from poll code meets
5 years, 7 months ago

Election commissioner Ashok Lavasa recuses himself from poll code meets

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A day before the last phase of Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission found itself embroiled in a fresh controversy as election commissioner Ashok Lavasa refused to attend the panel’s meetings related to code violations till he is not allowed to record his dissent. Taking to damage control, Chief Election Commission Sunil Arora on Saturday described as “unsavoury” …

CEC Sunil Arora reacts to reports of Ashok Lavasa’s recusal from EC meetings on MCC violations; calls controversy ‘unsavoury, avoidable’
5 years, 7 months ago

CEC Sunil Arora reacts to reports of Ashok Lavasa’s recusal from EC meetings on MCC violations; calls controversy ‘unsavoury, avoidable’

Firstpost  

Chief EC Sunil Arora on Saturday described as ‘unsavory’ and ‘avoidable’ reports that fellow commissioner Ashok Lavasa has decided to recuse himself from meetings related to model code violations till he is not allowed to record his dissent New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Saturday described as “unsavory” and “avoidable” reports that fellow commissioner Ashok Lavasa has decided …

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa recuses himself from meetings on model code matters
5 years, 7 months ago

Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa recuses himself from meetings on model code matters

The Hindu  

Amid reports that Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has recused himself from meetings on Model Code of Conduct matters, pending the demand for inclusion of dissenting opinion in orders, the Election Commission of India on Saturday said no such meetings had been held lately. Reports in a a section of the media stated that Mr. Lavasa wrote to Chief Election Commissioner …

Clean chit to PM: Lavasa opts out of EC meetings
5 years, 7 months ago

Clean chit to PM: Lavasa opts out of EC meetings

The Quint  

New Delhi, May 18 Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa has decided to stay away from the meetings related to the Model Code of Conduct due to his dissent on the clean chit given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah, sources said. Election Commissioner Lavasa is learnt to have written a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora …

Poll officer dissented in EC decision to give clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah
5 years, 8 months ago

Poll officer dissented in EC decision to give clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah

Firstpost  

On Saturday the Election Commission Saturday gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his Patan speech in which he claimed that his government had kept Pakistan on toes for safe release of IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. One of the two election commissioners gave a dissenting view in the decision of the ‘full Election Commission’ to give a …

EC team to meet key political party representatives in Jammu
5 years, 10 months ago

EC team to meet key political party representatives in Jammu

India TV News  

The Election Commission team headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora will meet key political party representatives, besides senior police and district chiefs on Tuesday to assess the Jammu and Kashmir situation ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Arora and the two poll commissioners, Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra, will meet representatives from seven national and three regional parties here …

CBDT chairman Sushil Chandra appointed election commissioner
5 years, 11 months ago

CBDT chairman Sushil Chandra appointed election commissioner

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Sushil Chandra, currently chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, has been appointed as an election commissioner, filling the only vacancy in the Election Commision of India, which has two election commissioners apart from the chief election commissioner. Chandra, a 1980 batch Indian Revenue Service officer, is one of the rare non-Indian Administrative Services officers to be …

Sunil Arora takes charge as CEC, seeks support for 2019 polls
6 years, 1 month ago

Sunil Arora takes charge as CEC, seeks support for 2019 polls

The Quint  

New Delhi, Dec 2 Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Sunday assumed charge as the 23rd Chief Election Commissioner, a day after O.P. He will have a nearly two and a half years tenure as CEC till April 2021, during which he would preside over the general election in 2019, besides elections to Assemblies of Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, …

Everything you should know about Sunil Arora, the new Chief Election Commissioner of India
6 years, 1 month ago

Everything you should know about Sunil Arora, the new Chief Election Commissioner of India

India Today  

Sunil Arora has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner by president Ram Nath Kovind, replacing Om Prakash Rawat. Arora was previously brought in as the Election Commissioner in September last year, to fill the vacancy created by former CEC Nasim Zaidi's retirement. The president appoints the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners appoints the Chief Election Commissioner and …

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