Election Commission seeks suggestions from political parties to strengthen electoral processes-OxBig News Network

The Election Commission (EC) has invited suggestions from all national and state political parties by April 30 to address any unresolved issues and further strengthen electoral processes. This move comes after the EC assured to resolve the decades-long issue of duplicity in voter ID cards.

It has also invited presidents and senior members of all political parties for an interaction at a mutually convenient time, “to further strengthen electoral processes in accordance with the established law”.

A statement issued by the EC said that the poll panel has “invited suggestions from all national and state political parties by April 30 for any unresolved issues at the level of ERO, DEO or CEO, as the case may be”.

Earlier, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar instructed CEOs, DEOs, and EROs of all states and union territories to hold regular interactions with political parties. They are required to resolve suggestions received in these meetings within the existing legal framework and submit an action-taken report to the Commission by March 31.

The EC also urged political parties to proactively use this mechanism of decentralised engagement.

As key stakeholders, political parties are among the 28 stakeholders identified by the Commission, as per the Constitution and statutory framework covering all aspects of electoral processes, the statement read.