Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on March 16 said that “dissent” was encouraged in the poll panel, after reports suggested that the sudden resignation of former Election Commissioner Arun Goel had been due to differences with him.
“We have a sound tradition - dissent within commission is encouraged; because it is such a complicated exercise, three minds are better than one. We sleep over issues, we take time, we assimilate. Those who can challenge you should be kept close...,” Mr. Kumar said at a press conference to announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls.
Mr. Goel, whose tenure had been till December 2027, resigned on March 9.
