Yesterday, @IndianExpress reported an unprecedented rupture inside the Election Commission: TWO of its three members objecting on record, 14 times in 10 months, to decisions taken without their knowledge.
Today, the second part of our investigation looks at the concern Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi flagged most often: Who really controls our electoral rolls?
We followed that question to Goa, where we found something deeply concerning.
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Former, CVC chief, CAG chief, Bank chiefs, PSU chiefs, even Supreme Court judge joined Reliance, the company that they should have dealt with in some capacity as Regulators, after retirement. Shouldn’t there be a ban on such post retirement jobs which create conflicts of interest while in position?
One of the clearest signs of highly intelligent people is that they NEVER want to tell anyone what’s going on in their life. They are friendly to everyone, but they trust almost NO one.
“You were first created out of love, / so carry nothing but love / to those who are trembling.”
— Hiba Abu Nada
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This poem appeared in ArabLit Quarterly, 2023. Shared here with deep gratitude.