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Stalin terms amendment to election rules 'reckless'

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December 24, 2024

CHIEF Minister M K Stalin on Monday alleged that democracy was facing its gravest threat under the BJP-led union government as it has made a reckless amendment to Section 93(2)(a) of the Conduct of Election Rules of 1961 to "kill transparency", and appealed to all political parties to counter the "assault on free and fair" elections.

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In a post on platform X, Stalin said, "Consequent to the direction of the Punjab and Haryana High Court to furnish the CCTV footage of an election booth, the union government brought this amendment to prevent public inspection of election documents, including CCTV footage, and thus destroyed one

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