A recent bill placed before Parliament seeks to replace the Chief Justice of India from the panel that selects the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners with a cabinet minister. This destroys the balance needed for impartiality
A draft bill to bring in reforms in the EC has been introduced in Parliament and aims to stop it from being misused by the powers that be and bring in transparency in the appointment process.
Kerala Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas spoke to Sanjay Raman Sinha on his private member's bill, Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which proposes to bring about transparency in the appointment of Election Commissioners.
During a hearing, the lightning speed with which the present EC was appointed came under the scanner. Is a collegium model of appointment, like that for information commissioners, the answer?