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Joshi Says Elected Government Should Not Perish If Elections Fair
Murli Manohar Joshi spoke about how democracy should work.
He said a government chosen by voters should continue when elections are fair.
He also said governments must answer to the people and government workers should be transparent.
Joshi said the Supreme Court should examine matters if the Constitution is broken.
Opposition parties have accused officials of problems in a voter-list revision process.
They have demanded the election chief resign and held protests.
Police detained Rahul Gandhi and other leaders during demonstrations.
INDIA bloc leaders planned another peaceful protest at Rajghat.
BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi said an elected government should not perish if elections are fair and the bureaucracy is transparent.
He said governments should be accountable and that the Supreme Court should examine violations of the Constitution.
Joshi made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the 21st FICCI Higher Education Summit in New Delhi.
Opposition parties have demanded Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the electoral-roll revision process.
INDIA bloc leaders planned a peaceful protest at Rajghat after police detained Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders during earlier demonstrations.
- Who
- BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi, opposition INDIA bloc leaders, and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- What
- Joshi called for fair elections, accountable government and transparent bureaucracy, while opposition parties protested alleged irregularities in electoral-roll revision.
- Where
- New Delhi, including the 21st FICCI Higher Education Summit and planned demonstrations at Rajghat.
- When
- Thursday, October 8; the articles do not specify the year.
- Why
- Opposition parties were protesting alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and demanding the CEC’s resignation.
Opposition’s allegations
Joshi’s stated principles
Electoral-roll revision and the CEC
Opposition’s allegations
Opposition parties alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision and demanded Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation.
Joshi’s stated principles
Joshi said elections should be fair and constitutional questions should be handled under the Constitution, with the Supreme Court examining violations.
Democratic accountability
Opposition’s allegations
INDIA bloc leaders said the country was being 'hijacked' through an alleged conspiracy involving 'vote chori.'
Joshi’s stated principles
Joshi said governments should be accountable and bureaucracy transparent, and described the opposition as responsive and responsible with an alternative programme.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Murli Manohar Joshi, BJP veteran and former Union minister
- Event
- 21st FICCI Higher Education Summit
- Location
- New Delhi
- Election official
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Issue
- Alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
- Opposition action
- INDIA bloc leaders planned a peaceful protest at Rajghat
- Joshi’s constitutional position
- He said the Supreme Court should look into violations of the Constitution
Quotes
Murli Manohar Joshi
BJP veteran and former Union minister
“The opposition is responsive and responsible, and has a clear-cut alternative programme.... The whole thing is to be done under the ambit of the Constitution, and if the Constitution is violated, then the Supreme Court should look into it. That is the principle on which democracy should work.”
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“…government of the people, for the people and by the people, shall not perish from the earth, provided the elections are fair, the governments are accountable, and the bureaucracy is transparent.”
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Sources
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