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E ec ion Commission f India NAME OF THE NEWSPAPER THE ASIAN AGE /" CODE OF MISCONDUCT .An e,mbarrassed Congress, runnmg short of excuses every time the Election Commission has deman- ded an explanation for the shenanigans of its senior leaders, appears to have run out of patience and decided to crack the whip. The Congress' game pian IS to wrench the model code of conduct out of the EC's grip, Once the code gets statutory status, the poll pane! will have no say on alleged violations since the complainants wi!! then- have to approach the courts with their grievanc- es. How speedily such gri- evances will be redressed does not merit elaboration. ) J. Seshaglrl Mysore DATE: 25 FEB 201",--2_ d h I
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E ec ion Commission f IndiaNAME OF THE NEWSPAPER THE ASIAN AGE
/" CODE OF MISCONDUCT.An e,mbarrassed Congress,runnmg short of excusesevery time the ElectionCommission has deman-ded an explanation for theshenanigans of its seniorleaders, appears to haverun out of patience anddecided to crack the whip.The Congress' game pianIS to wrench the modelcode of conduct out of theEC's grip, Once the codegets statutory status, thepoll pane! will have no sayon alleged violations sincethe complainants wi!! then-have to approach thecourts with their grievanc-es. How speedily such gri-evances will be redresseddoes not merit elaboration. )
J. SeshaglrlMysore
DATE: 2 5 FEB 201",--2_
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NAME OF THE NEWSPAPER THE TIMES OF INDIA DATE: 2. 5 F I 2011
rPrevention is better than cureMinhaz Merchant's article 'New Grid Of Govern-ance' (February 18) calls for strengthening fiveintegrated pivots of governance to checkmalpractices. But other than the EC,the otherbodies mentioned can't assure prevention ofmisdeeds. Rather than focus on cures, let'sstrengthen preventive mechanisms, processesand measures. There is need to make accessand delivery of public services simpler andtime-bound. This calls for clear and strictinstructions for both service providers andrecipients. More important, RTImust be streng-thened but with in-built deterrence againstfrivolous queries. It will ensure accountability,transparency and time-bound delivery ofservices. Further, we must introduce tech-nology in all areas of public life for better andfaster interaction, monitoring and surveillance.
Inder Jeet Kaur, VIA EMAIL
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NAME Of THE NEWSPAPER THE TIMES Of INDIA
Don't weaken the EC r 'With reference to the editorial 'Step BackNow' (February 23), if elections in India havebecome free and fair overthe years, the creditmust go to the Election Commission. Againstall odds, it has carried out its watchdog rolewithout succumbing to the pulls and pres-sures of those in power. However, the govern.ment must put all doubts to rest by rejectingthe proposal to give statutory shape to thecode of conduct. Without the power to en.force the model code of conduct, the ECwillbecome a helpless observer of violations.Also, trying violation cases in courts willmean ~ prolonged legal process. This will onlyhelp violators get way with their offences.The EC's hands should instead be strength.ened within its ambit of powers. The systemhas to be cleansed of money power and crime.
GregOlY~MUMBAI
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DATE: Z. 5 Ft.o- lOlZNAME OF THE NEWSPAPER THE INDIAN EXPRESS
Their lordship• UNLIKEbefore, courtjudgments today infusehope that the governmentcan't get away with itsintransigent ways. This isshown by the SCjudgmenton the use of force todisperse the people whowere sleeping peacefullyat Delhi's Ramlila Groundlast year. The court's tellingobservations thattheaction demonstrated themight of the state and wasan assault on thedemocratic valuesenshrined in our Constitu-tion and a glaring exampleof the trust deficit betweenthe governing and thegoverned, are strongwords. Yet, it appears thegovernment has not learntany lessons as demon-strated by the arrogancedisplayed recently by UPAministers when theyappeared defiant in theirattitude to the ElectionCommission.- H.R.B.Satyanarayana
Mysore
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NAME OF THE NEWSPAPER THE INDIAN EXPRESS DATE: 2. 5 FEB 201l
Let ECbe.,T should be appreci-ated that each violation ofthe model code of con-duct is being looked intoand acted upon by the EC.The reported proposal totake power away from theECwould be a step in thewrong direction. It wouldenable violators of thecode of conduct to getaway with the violationand, if they were to winthe election, they wouldenjoy office for a longtime since matterspertaining to electiondisputes take a long timeto be decided. Takingaway the EC's teeth is notin public interest.
- P.R.A. NairNew Delhi
Election Commission of India
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