Election Commissioner Raises Credibility Concerns Over India's Election Commission

According to media reports, fellow Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had on 14 separate occasions lodged their written objections to the decisions of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar during the SIR process. MA Baby, while discussing with Kejriwal, said that this raised a big question on the credibility of the Election Commission and the democratic structure of the country. The Election Commission says that having different views in internal discussions is a normal process and its decisions are within the law. AdvertisementMA Baby had written to the leaders of the'India'block as well as several non-NDA parties on September 23 itself, urging them to immediately take a common stand on this sensitive issue. He also spoke to Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee over the phone, who agreed to take a united stand on this situation. In addition, he has also reached out to political parties like BRS, BJD, DMK, and Tamilaga Vetri Katchigam so that a larger stance against the central government and constitutional opposition bodies can be made.