'EC at Centre of Assault': 42 Ex-Judges Defend India's Poll Process in Open Letter Amid Protest Against Gyanesh Kumar
The signatories said nearly 1 billion voters used more than 1 million polling places and urged complaints be filed with evidence.
- On Wednesday, October 7, 42 former judges and officials released an open letter titled "In Defence of Our Constitutional Institutions," warning against continuous efforts to undermine the Election Commission of India , judiciary, and statutory bodies.
- The signatories issued this defense amid sustained attacks on constitutional bodies, criticizing the selective questioning of electronic voting machines based on electoral defeats rather than victories.
- Defending the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, the authors cited Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act; the Supreme Court previously confirmed the process as lawful.
- While acknowledging democratic rights, the authors cautioned against attempts to discredit institutions, dismissing claims of "zero transparency" and "zero accountability" from the ECI, as alleged by YouTuber Dhruv RatheeThe.
- The letter urges political parties to raise grievances before the ECI and courts with evidence, emphasizing that "trust is the currency of democracy" to preserve public confidence.
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272 citizens and 42 former judges have written an open letter supporting the Election Commission's SIR. They have condemned the baseless questioning of constitutional institutions. The letter states that the opposition is disrupting the atmosphere. The former judges have also appealed to political parties to lodge complaints through constitutional forums.
42 former judges defend ECI, slam ‘calculated campaign’ driven by ‘vested political interests’
In a letter, the judges said that a “party that governed this nation for over five decades now claims that the very system which elected it is rigged” and slammed outfits “with a long record of selective litigation”
'Calculated campaign driven by vested political interests': 42 ex-judges back Gyanesh Kumar in open letter
Veterans said that "criticism of institutions is a democratic right. Denigration is not". They also hit out at the Congress party, which has double-down its verbal assault on Gyanesh Kumar, by questioning how the party's victory through the same EVM goes unquestioned. The ex-service members also highlighted how ECI's demand for sworn declaration was not submitted by the Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi.
CEC row: 42 Former Judges write an open letter and warn against attempts to undermine Election Commission
A group of 42 judges and retired officials criticized ongoing attacks on constitutional institutions in India. They expressed concerns over the Election Commission and judiciary being unjustly targeted. The letter appeals for defending public trust in democracy and urges evidence-based criticisms of institutions. It also rebukes attempts to discredit the electoral process and encourages transparency from constitutional bodies.
Amid Opposition protests, 42 ex-judges warn against attempts to undermine EC
Forty-two former judges have issued an open letter defending the Special Intensive Revision and questioning unsupported vote theft claims. They said repeated attacks on constitutional institutions could erode public trust and should be challenged through legal channels.
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