Voters' names missing, a two-month election: India deserves a better EC

Abstract

The excesses by political parties during the 1980s and the 1990s were condemned by all and, as a reaction; a regulatory system was put in place. But the pendulum ought not to swing to the other extreme so that people are alienated from the process itself. The 2014 elections are coming to a close and praise for the world’s largest democracy conducting peaceful elections has been heaped on India, by most of our own media. The Election Commission also pats itself on the back for the massive task undertaken and pretends that all is well. This time however, the election commission has not carried itself with any glory. Rather, it deserves brickbats for its commissions and omissions. Read more at: https://www.firstpost.com/politics/voters-names-missing-a-two-month-election-india-deserves-a-better-ec-1507903.html