Election Commission has no credibility: Naidu
5 years, 8 months ago

Election Commission has no credibility: Naidu

India TV News  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said the Election Commission has lost its credibility as it functions on the instructions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his office. Raising questions on the poll panel's independence and impartiality, Naidu told reporter outside the EC headquarters here that the level playing field -- an essential attribute of democracy -- "now stands disturbed". Describing the acts of the poll panel as "unfair", Naidu said that the "Election Commission has lost all credibility among the people of the nation" and its image has been dented in their eyes. Recalling that all the opposition parties had demanded for 50 per cent matching of EVMs with VVPATs, Naidu said that increasing that number from one to five by the Supreme Court was "insufficient".

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Election Commission summons Andhra chief secretary, DGP over post-poll violence
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission summons Andhra chief secretary, DGP over post-poll violence

The Hindu  

The Election Commission has summoned Andhra Pradesh’s chief secretary and Director General of Police to personally explain on Thursday the administration’s failure to contain incidents of post-poll violence in the State. MCC still in place Reminding the State government that the Model Code of Conduct for the general election is still in force, the poll body also asked the chief …

Election Commission pulls up Mallikarjun Kharge for remark on turnout data
8 months ago

Election Commission pulls up Mallikarjun Kharge for remark on turnout data

India Today  

The Election Commission said on Friday that Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's remarks on the release of voter turnout data were designed to create confusion and impediments to free and fair elections. The poll body said in a letter to Kharge that his statements were "unwarranted and reflective of a biased and deliberate attempt to spread confusion on credibility of the …

Congress chief to INDIA leaders: 'Poll body's credibility at all-time low'
8 months ago

Congress chief to INDIA leaders: 'Poll body's credibility at all-time low'

India Today  

Asserting that the "credibility of the Election Commission " was at an all-time low, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday wrote a letter to leaders of INDIA bloc parties flagging discrepancies in the voting data released by the poll body. Kharge also questioned the delay in the release of the final voting percentages for the first and second phases of …

Onus is on the ECI to build trust in elections
9 months, 1 week ago

Onus is on the ECI to build trust in elections

Hindustan Times  

The announcement of national polls by the Chief Election Commissioner in the company of two freshly appointed commissioners, and the apex court declining a stay on their appointments, should help quieten down the whispers around the resignation of a sitting commissioner. Significantly, the new appointments were made by a collegium for the first time following the enactment of the Chief …

Naidu does not trust democracy: Ambati Rambabu
1 year ago

Naidu does not trust democracy: Ambati Rambabu

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Minister Ambati Rambabu has alleged that Telugu Desam chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu has never believed in democracy in his entire political life. He spoke in the context of TDP chief complaining to ECI, along with Vundavalli Sridevi, who has defected from YSR Congress, about bogus votes. Chandrababu Naidu's defeat is guaranteed if bogus votes are removed completely in the …

Andhra local body polls: CM Jaganmohan Reddy alleges foul play over postponement of panchayat elections
4 years, 9 months ago

Andhra local body polls: CM Jaganmohan Reddy alleges foul play over postponement of panchayat elections

India TV News  

Hours after the State Election Commission announced to postpone Andhra Pradesh local body polls, Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy alleged that the state Election Commissioner N Ramesh Kumar acted at the behest of leader of opposition N Chandrababu Naidu. The Chief Minister slammed the state Election Commissioner for his unilateral decision as his appointment came during former CM Naidu's regime …

AP CM Jagan says Chandrababu Naidu had no numbers, he was just putting up an act
5 years, 7 months ago

AP CM Jagan says Chandrababu Naidu had no numbers, he was just putting up an act

Op India  

Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party chief, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy created history by sweeping the recently concluded Vidhan Sabha as well as Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh. In a massive blow, Chandra Babu Naidu’s TDP was reduced to 3 seats out of 25 in the Lok Sabha polls and 23 seats in the 175-member assembly. Jagan Mohan Reddy who …

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” …

As five booths go for re-polling in AP, Naidu accuses EC of bias towards YSRCP
5 years, 7 months ago

As five booths go for re-polling in AP, Naidu accuses EC of bias towards YSRCP

Live Mint  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu lashed out against Election Commission of India for issuing orders to conduct re-polling in five stations between the Chandragiri assembly and Chittoor parliamentary constituencies, over which the YSRCP had complained to the CEO. It is the job of the ECI to scrutinize all complaints and take a decision …

Repolling in Chandragiri: Naidu says EC decision 'unethical, unconstitutional'
5 years, 7 months ago

Repolling in Chandragiri: Naidu says EC decision 'unethical, unconstitutional'

India TV News  

TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday criticised the Election Commission's order to hold repolling in five booths in the Chandragiri Assembly constituency as unethical and unconstitutional. On the contrary, the poll panel on May 15 relieved West Bengal Home Secretary Atri Bhattacharya for having interfered in the elections process by directing the state's CEO, he said. The Election Commission Wednesday …

Chandrababu Naidu terms invoking of Article 324 in West Bengal 'disturbing', slams Election Commission for 'ignoring' TMC complaints
5 years, 7 months ago

Chandrababu Naidu terms invoking of Article 324 in West Bengal 'disturbing', slams Election Commission for 'ignoring' TMC complaints

Firstpost  

Naidu in a series of tweets alleged that the EC turned a deaf ear towards the woes of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led party. New Delhi: After the Election Commission put a blanket ban on campaigning in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday accused the polling body of acting on BJP’s complaint while ignoring …

A crisis of credibility?
5 years, 8 months ago

A crisis of credibility?

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India is a formidable institution which has led the world in electoral efficiency since its inception. Points of concern The letter described the Prime Minister’s March 27 announcement, of India’s first anti-satellite test, as a “serious breach of propriety amounts to giving unfair publicity to the party in power”. The group also requested the EC to …

Polls a fight between credibility and opportunism:YSRC chief
5 years, 9 months ago

Polls a fight between credibility and opportunism:YSRC chief

Deccan Chronicle  

Amaravati: Terming the April 11 elections in the state a fight between "credibility and opportunism," YSR Congress president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy Monday asked people of Andhra Pradesh to vote for change to usherin welfare and development in equal measure. Kickstarting his partys election campaign in the coastal city of Kakinada, Reddy said the time has come for people …

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