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The Quixotic EC: Election commission or Election for Congress

Any election without its humour and laughable moments is no fun. Lately, apart from the politicians it’s the  Election Commission  (EC) and its multiple Commissioners and field level Commissioners that have been providing some comic moments. They have this thing called  Model Code of Conduct  (MCC) which the politicians and other public figures campaigning are supposed to follow. I believe Mohinder Amarnath would have called these guys “a bunch of jokers” without a second thought; such is their implementation of policies and codes. The first and foremost task of the EC is to ensure all voters who wish to vote are able to vote without hindrance. They have failed miserably in this task and someone needs to explain and probably even be prosecuted for this serious lapse. It’s not even a question of a few hundreds or thousands, this runs into millions according to news reports: There is no denying that the task of conducting elections in India is a huge one. It’s the biggest elect