ELECTION COMMISSION CLARIFICATIONS ON VARANASI AND OTHER ISSUES

THROUGH E MAIL BY ECI

1. The full Commission would like to clarify that the top leadership comprising of all three Commissioners functions acts as a team and is discharging its Constitutional responsibilities with firmness and with the required promptitude.

2. The Commission strongly denies that it is taking more than normal time to take action against poll violations. Most of the violations are disposed of with promptitude. However, the subjects which require minute inputs from the field and requiring further verifications take little more time and are accordingly disposed of.

3. As regards Varanasi issue, the whole matter has already been explained in yesterday’s press conference addressed by the full Commission. The Commission has acted with full alacrity and after verifying ground realities from the District Administration which were further got verified at the level of Chief Secretary and DGP, and a suitable reply was sent to the leaders of the party.

4. The Commission would like to reaffirm that there is complete coordination amongst the Commissioners and all decisions are taken after due deliberation and in unanimity.