MK Stalin slams BJP over election rule change, calls it a threat to democracy
India TodayTamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, on Monday, voiced strong criticism against the BJP-led Union government, accusing it of undermining democracy with an amendment to Section 93 of the Conduct of Election Rules. Stalin expressed his concerns in a post on X, alleging that the amendment aims to eliminate transparency in elections by restricting public access to election documents, including CCTV footage from polling booths. “Democracy is facing its gravest threat under the BJP-led Union government with the reckless amendment of Section 93 of the Conduct of Election Rules, to kill the transparency in election,” Stalin wrote. “Consequent on the direction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to furnish the CCTV footage of an election booth, the Union Government brought this amendment to prevent public inspection of election documents including CCTV footage and thus destroyed one of the basic features of the Constitution,” he said.
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