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Originally posted by Knaur Amarsh View PostToo many issues to it, what specifically do you want to ask?
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Originally posted by Gokul View PostNo, nothing specific. Just the Constitutional implications. Does that mean that the Chief Election Commissioner has no extra powers compared to the other Election Commissioners?
And, what about the charges made by Gopalaswamy? What did the Government do to investigate them? They seemed to be some very serious charges.
If the charges against Chawla were deemed serious enough and evidence sufficient, he'd have to be removed from his post before a probe can be initiated.
How about Gopalaswamt's timing though? Charges levelled right before the elections, when Chawla is set to take over as CEC after his retirement?When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic
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How about Gopalaswamt's timing though? Charges levelled right before the elections, when Chawla is set to take over as CEC after his retirement?
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Originally posted by Gokul View PostThat also seems a little suspicious... but, the government ought to have launched an investigation. The CEC cannot write a 53 page (or so) detailed letter unless he had some proof or suspected that something was amiss... Chawla atleast ought to have been temporarily suspended and a probe initiated...When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic
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Originally posted by Knaur Amarsh View PostNo! Either remove him , or don't investigate at all. The founding fathers of our constitution made EC's equiv. to Supreme Court judges for a reason, if the govt. could arbitarily suspend EC's, then the Election Commission would become a political instrument where EC's not bending for the govt. would simply be suspended for the duration of elections.
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Originally posted by Knaur Amarsh View PostNo! Either remove him , or don't investigate at all. The founding fathers of our constitution made EC's equiv. to Supreme Court judges for a reason, if the govt. could arbitarily suspend EC's, then the Election Commission would become a political instrument where EC's not bending for the govt. would simply be suspended for the duration of elections.
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Originally posted by Gokul View PostTrue, but what about the ugly questions this raises? What if the EC becomes the lapdog of the ruling party with favourable appointments etc. ?When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic
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Originally posted by Gokul View PostAlso, the Constitution possibly needs to be amended a little to let the Chief Justice or the Solicitor General probe charges of misconduct the the Election Commissioners or the Chief Election Commissioner. As of yet, the Judiciary is very unbiased and this ought to be a decent solution...When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic
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Originally posted by Knaur Amarsh View PostThats precisely why all EC members are equiv. in status and powers, they'd all have to be favourable to the ruling govt. for the EC to become redundant as an enforcement agency.
I fear this system might be misused by the ruling parties to get their own favourable candidates... just getting 2 candidates inside is enough, they will have majority and push through the ruling party's agenda...
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Originally posted by Knaur Amarsh View PostWhat makes you think the CJI would be any less of a political appointment than the CEC?
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Originally posted by Gokul View PostCJI may be a political appointment. But CJs have repeatedly taken the government on on policy matters and criticised them many times. So, I still have faith in the Judiciary of the country to uphold whatever is right and moral...
As for policy matters, the judiciary cannot interfere in executive functions unless they are deemed unconstitutional.
But the point is, all branches of our democracy derive their power from the constitution, allowing one constitutional body to curtail the powers of another would set a very bad precedent.When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep? - George Canning sigpic
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South India will hold the key.
AIADMK,PMK,MDMK- this alliance looks formidable and though they are with left today we all know how strong their ideological commitment are.
The strength of TDP and PrajaRajyam will also be a deciding factor.Keyboard is mightier than gun
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