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Constituent Assembly Debates. Official Report Thursday 16th June 1949

1949

Here two things are noticeable: the first is that it is only the Chief Election Commissioner that can feel that he C811 discharge his duties without the slightest fear of incurring the displeasure of the executive and the second is that the removal of the other Election Commissioners will depend on the recommendations of one man only namely the Chief Election Commissioner. [...] Therefore it must be treated as the opinion of the House and the country as a whole that matters of election must be taken out of the purview of the Centre and the provinces with a view to meet the realities of the situation. [...] It is open to the House to look at the conditions in the country to look at the realities of the situation and to give some power to the Centre to.give other power to the provinces to transfer power from one to the other. [...] The one point is with regard to the appointment of the Commisioner to this Election Commission and the second relates to the removal of the Election Commissioner. [...] So far as the question of removal is concerned I personally do not think that any change is necessary in the amendment which I have proposed as the House will see that so far as the removal of the rrembers of the Election Commission is concerned the Chief Commissioner is placed on the same footing as the Judges of the Supreme Court.
government politics public policy
Pages
51
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100003
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-ii unknown view
Taking the Pledge and Signing the Register
915-915 unknown view
Draft Constitution
915-962 unknown view