‘Why is ECI afraid of transparency?’: Jairam Ramesh questions Centre’s move to restrict public access to electronic poll documents | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress party on Saturday criticised the Election Commission of India for amending rules to restrict public access to certain electronic documents, including CCTV footage and webcasting recordings from polling stations.Describing the move as a blow to electoral transparency, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh announced the party’s intention to challenge the amendment in court.“This…

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Congress: Bid to shift focus from questions on polls’ integrity | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday dubbed the cabinet clearance to bills on simultaneous polls as BJP‘s attempt to divert attention from serious questions being asked about the integrity of elections being held in the country.Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi said his party has asked many questions in the past about polls and electoral integrity. “Let this…

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Congress slams ‘partisan’ Election Commission in resolution, vows movement to safeguard democracy | India News – Times of India

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Friday issued a resolution alleging that the integrity of India’s electoral process is under severe threat. The party announced plans to launch a national movement to address these concerns, calling free and fair elections a “Constitutional mandate” compromised by the “partisan functioning of the Election Commission.”The meeting, held during…

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Congress questions integrity of counting, alleges conspiracy – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday refused to accept Haryana verdict, claiming there were serious complaints about the integrity of the counting process and functioning of EVMs in several constituencies.Alleging a “conspiracy”, Congress blamed the EVM batteries, saying the count from machines with the fully charged ones had Congress in the lead, while those with “60%-70%”…

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