Pointing to “increased secrecy” in political funding, reports of “arbitrary deletions” in electoral rolls, and a “lack of public trust” in EVMs, a group of 60 eminent citizens have demanded that the Election Commission of India take several steps to recalibrate the poll process.
In a memorandum that will soon be submitted to the EC, and has been released for public endorsement, the signatories – including former chief information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah and activist Anjali Bhardwaj – said that a Citizens’ Commission on Elections set up under Justice Madan Lokur had made several recommendations.
