Keep away from Pretend Narratives, Disruptive Campaigns: CEC Rajiv Kumar To Political Events – News18
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CEC Rajiv Kumar was addressing the fifteenth Nationwide Voters’ Day occasion right here within the presence of President Droupadi Murmu.
Kumar additionally flagged the harmful development all around the world of misinformation and faux narratives, calling them the single-biggest menace to democratic processes worldwide. (PTI photograph)
CEC Rajiv Kumar on Saturday requested political events to keep away from “disruptive campaigning” and “faux narratives”, saying it would trigger disillusionment amongst children concerning the electoral course of.
He was addressing the fifteenth Nationwide Voters’ Day occasion right here within the presence of President Droupadi Murmu, Union Legislation Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and representatives of political events.
On the identical time, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kumar assured political events that the Election Fee (EC) would reply in writing to considerations flagged by them on the electoral course of and the recommendations made by them to enhance the system.
His remarks got here on a day the opposition Congress hit out on the EC, saying its “self-congratulation” on the event wouldn’t obscure the truth that the ballot panel’s functioning had made a “mockery” of the Structure and insulted the voters.
Kumar additionally flagged the “harmful development” all around the world of misinformation and faux narratives, calling them the single-biggest menace to democratic processes worldwide.
“I’d additionally urge them to keep away from disruptive campaigning in order that our youth don’t get disillusioned and transfer away from the electoral course of,” Kumar mentioned.
“We guarantee them, with all respect and humility, that each time they ask any query or give any suggestion to enhance the electoral course of, we are going to look into it with all sincerity, make enhancements and likewise give them a written response. However we should keep away from faux narratives, I want to add,” he added.
Nationwide Voters’ Day is being celebrated for the final 15 years to mark the inception of the EC on January 25, 1950, a day earlier than India turned a republic.
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