In this image posted by @ECISVEEP via X on Saturday, Jan.
25, 2025.
- NEW DELHI — CEC Rajiv Kumar on Saturday requested political parties to avoid
"disruptive campaigning" and "fake narratives", saying it
might cause disillusionment among youngsters regarding the electoral process.
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- He was addressing the 15th National Voters' Day event here
in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram
Meghwal and representatives of political parties.
In this image posted by @ECISVEEP via X on Saturday, Jan.
25, 2025.
- At the same time, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kumar
assured political parties that the Election Commission (EC) would respond in
writing to concerns flagged by them on the electoral process and the
suggestions made by them to improve the system.
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- His remarks came on a day the opposition Congress hit out at
the EC, saying its "self-congratulation" on the occasion would not
obscure the fact that the poll panel's functioning had made a
"mockery" of the Constitution and insulted the voters.
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- Kumar also flagged the "dangerous trend" all over
the world of misinformation and fake narratives, calling them the
single-biggest threat to democratic processes worldwide.
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- "I would also urge them to avoid disruptive campaigning
so that our youth do not get disillusioned and move away from the electoral
process," Kumar said.
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- "We assure them, with all respect and humility, that
whenever they ask any question or give any suggestion to improve the electoral
process, we will look into it with all sincerity, make improvements and also
give them a written response. But we must avoid fake narratives, I would like
to add," he added.
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- National Voters' Day is being celebrated for the last 15
years to mark the inception of the EC on January 25, 1950, a day before India
became a republic.
