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Calling it shocking that the Supreme Court has not taken a decision in the case of Electoral bonds since it first reached the apex court in 2017, ThePrints Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta said, It is a completely unfair system because the government knows who has paid how much money to whom..
Referring to the central governments one nation, one election idea which has been repeatedly endorsed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the past, Nariman took a dig at the PM, saying he is convinced that India is moving towards a presidential form of system...
Rebutting the often-cited reason in favour of the one nation, one election system that the governments work is adversely affected owing to multiple elections Quraishi said, The Prime Minister went to Karnataka 34 times [ahead of the assembly elections in the state earlier this year]..
Referring to reports about Election Commission members being summoned by the Prime Ministers office and allegations that Gujarat elections were announced late to help the ruling BJP, the Congress MP said, As a result, there is a perception that the Election Commission is behaving like a handmaiden of the government, rather than the kind of independent body it is meant to be...
For the past 25 years we had coalition governments, it also made it easier for the Election Commission to function more autonomously, she said.. Replying to a question from the audience on electoral systems, Quraishi proposed the idea of proportionate representation in elected bodies, based on the percentage of votes polled in favour of a party...
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