Ashok Lavasa on Sunil Arora’s statement: ‘All controversies are unsavoury’ 

Team Suno Neta Tuesday 21st of May 2019 05:01 PM
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Ashok Lavasa.

While speaking to a newspaper, Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, on Monday, said it was the Supreme Court’s strong observations over poll panel’s delayed reaction to hate speeches that prompted him to intervene and seek “transparent and time-bound” disposal of Model Code of Conduct complaints.

Lavasa further discussed his recusal and justified his insistence on having his view on minority recorded in the EC final orders and said, “If decisions of the Election Commission are taken by majority and you do not include the minority view (in the final order) then what is the point of a minority view?”

He added, “All multi-member and statutory bodies have an established procedure of working. EC is a constitutional body and it should follow that procedure.”

Responding to chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora’s statement calling the controversy over Lavasa’s recusal “ill-timed”, “unsavoury” and avoidable, he said, “All controversies are unsavoury. They seem ill-timed as they pose difficult questions that remain unattended. They can be avoided if decisions and actions affecting the people are perceived as timely, fair and non-discriminatory.”


 
 

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