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The Code conundrum: Does Model Code of Conduct need legal teeth?

The MCC has helped the Election Commission hold free and fair polls in India for decades, albeit with occasional allegations of biases in enforcement. The question that is often raised in public discourse is whether it should be made legally binding.

29 March 2024, 23:03 IST

The Code conundrum: Does Model Code of Conduct need legal teeth?

The Code conundrum: Does Model Code of Conduct need legal teeth?

The Code conundrum: Does Model Code of Conduct need legal teeth?

29 March 2024, 23:03 IST

Whither Parliament? Whither Democracy?

No formal statement was made in the House about security lapse or the mass suspension of MPs. This is a case of democracy in suspension that is unprecedented in magnitude.

23 December 2023, 22:08 IST

Whither Parliament? Whither Democracy?

Whither Parliament? Whither Democracy?

Whither Parliament? Whither Democracy?

23 December 2023, 22:08 IST

The heart of democracy: An autonomous EC

Nowhere else in the world is an election commissioner unilaterally appointed by the ruling government

11 December 2022, 03:49 IST

The heart of democracy: An autonomous EC

The heart of democracy: An autonomous EC

The heart of democracy: An autonomous EC

11 December 2022, 03:49 IST

Voter ID-Aadhaar linking: A selectively picked ‘reform’

EC has suggested many poll reforms. Why push only this one? If there’s no secret plan behind it, why not try to take all parties along?

24 December 2021, 20:03 IST

Linking Voter ID to Aadhaar: A selectively picked ‘reform’

Linking Voter ID to Aadhaar: A selectively picked ‘reform’

Voter ID-Aadhaar linking: A selectively picked ‘reform’

24 December 2021, 20:03 IST

EC must clinch debate with a proper VVPAT audit

As the Lok Sabha elections are just around the corner, it is no surprise that the controversy around Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) refuses to die down.

10 March 2019, 04:05 IST

EC must clinch debate with a proper VVPAT audit

EC must clinch debate with a proper VVPAT audit

EC must clinch debate with a proper VVPAT audit

10 March 2019, 04:05 IST

‘One Year, One Election’ may be a good compromise

The debate on the need for simultaneous elections has gone on for over two years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi actually flagged an issue that was part of the BJP’s poll manifesto in 2014. Earlier, in 1999, the Law Commission, too, had recommended it. The most prominent advocate of the idea was LK Advani, in May 2010.

30 June 2018, 19:25 IST

‘One Year, One Election’ may be a good compromise

‘One Year, One Election’ may be a good compromise

‘One Year, One Election’ may be a good compromise

30 June 2018, 19:25 IST