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Election Commission Responds to Objections Over SIR Decisions
Two election commissioners reportedly had concerns about some matters over the past 10 months.
The available report does not explain exactly what those concerns were.
The Election Commission of India responded to the reporting.
It said looking only at internal notes does not show the whole story.
The Commission said it also made many decisions and issued many instructions.
It said about 40 new initiatives were introduced.
It also carried out electoral-roll revisions across the country, including SIR.
The Commission said all its decisions during the past year were unanimous.
Two election commissioners reportedly raised objections over the past 10 months.
The objections concerned internal notes and observations, though their specific content is not provided.
The Election Commission of India said focusing on those notes presents only part of the picture.
The ECI said it made numerous decisions, issued instructions and introduced around 40 initiatives.
It said decisions made during the past year, including SIR-related actions, were unanimous full-Commission decisions.
- Who
- Two election commissioners and the Election Commission of India.
- What
- Reported internal objections were followed by the ECI's response defending its broader record of decisions and initiatives.
- Where
- Across the country, in relation to electoral-roll revisions.
- When
- The objections were reported over the past 10 months; the ECI referred to decisions made during the past year.
- Why
- The ECI said focusing on selected internal notes overlooks its wider body of approvals, decisions, instructions and initiatives.
Reported Internal Concerns
Election Commission Response
How to interpret the reported objections
Reported Internal Concerns
Two election commissioners reportedly raised objections reflected in internal notes and observations over the past 10 months.
Election Commission Response
The ECI said concentrating on specific notes and observations overlooks a much larger body of approvals, decisions, instructions and initiatives.
Record of decision-making
Reported Internal Concerns
The reported objections suggest that there were internal concerns requiring attention, although their specific substance is not provided.
Election Commission Response
The ECI said it took numerous decisions, issued instructions, introduced around 40 initiatives and made unanimous full-Commission decisions during the past year.
Key facts
- Reported period
- Past 10 months
- Commission response
- The ECI said the reported focus presents only one part of the picture.
- New initiatives
- Around 40
- Electoral activity
- Electoral-roll revisions were undertaken across the country.
- SIR
- Included among the electoral-roll revision initiatives.
- Decision process
- The ECI said all decisions during the past year were unanimous decisions of the full Commission.
Sources
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