“The Lt Governor wanted to appoint an election commissioner without the government. Under the Village and Commune Panchayats Act, and also Municipalities Act, power is vested with the minister. The L-G is only for clearance,” he said.
Bedi said despite her repeated interventions, the Puducherry government has been “dragging its feet” and not “publishing the delimited wards” before coming up with a name for the post of SEC.
The L-G, she said, is the competent authority to appoint the SEC. “They (government) just picked up somebody and sent a file for approval. It was not by due process. They just picked up their own person,” she said. “I said, you carry out due process (for appointment), publish it in the paper, call for eligible applicants, constitute a committee with three persons including the Chief Secretary and then two from Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Panchayati Raj…they can recommend a name.”
DDC polls: PM invokes Vajpayee, says BJP ceded power for J&K democracy
Modi also took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pointing out that municipal and panchayat elections have not yet been held in Congress-ruled Puducherry despite Supreme Court orders. December 27, 2020 4:40:02 am
The DDC polls have written a new chapter in Jammu and Kashmir, he said. “I feel proud when people, even from other political parties, say the elections were free and transparent. These polls have strengthened my belief in democracy,’’ he said.
Describing the establishment of a three-tier Panchayati Raj system in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) as the ushering in of a new era and new leadership, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said the recent District Development Council elections had strengthened democracy.
Daily Briefing: Revisiting India’s Board toppers over the decades; Farmers announce resumption of talks
From the future of the futuristic Hyperloop transportation system in India, to the MP government s tough love jihad bill; here are today s top stories December 27, 2020 8:49:30 am
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One’s a cancer physician in New York; another is a PhD fellow at MIT; one is a Harvard professor; one a hedge fund manager in Singapore and as many as 11 are working for Google. Ambition and talent has taken some of India’s national school board toppers to places far and wide. In part-1 of