The sudden and unexpected resignation of Election Commissioner Arun Goel barely a week before the announcement of the Lok Sabha election came as a surprise to many, but insiders in the poll body have pointed out that apparent differences emerged between the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and the EC during their West Bengal visit to oversee the preparations for …
The Election Commission on Tuesday decided by a majority of 2:1, that dissenting opinions in Model Code of Conduct disputes will not be made part of any final order and will only be included in internal files, as per previous practice. Issue over speeches The issue came up before the full bench comprising Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Mr. …
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 …
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” …
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 …