ECI’s journey dogged by controversies - The Tribune
THe ongoing Cockroach Janta Party movement which aims to get Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar removed showcases an Election Commission of India (ECI) that is tarnished. This exalted and critical-to-Indian-democracy constitutional body, lauded and recognised across the world, has been charged with partisanship and vote chori (theft of votes) by the Opposition. This smog of grey on its shining aura calls for a panoramic review of its journey since 1951-52.