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Revision, signifier two
The Election Commission of India’s determination to spell up with the 2nd signifier of the peculiar intensive revision of voters lists, successful 12 States and Union Territories, stems from a consciousness of infallibility that has begun to corrode antiauthoritarian accountability (Front Page, October 28). Recent experiences successful Bihar with the peculiar intensive revision connection a sobering warning: politically-tinted deletions near thousands disenfranchised, portion their law dependable was muted by clerical discretion. If this signifier spreads, the Election Commission risks presiding not implicit elections, but exclusions.
Instead of pausing to reappraisal and reconstruct confidence, the ECI seems to beryllium intent connected doubling down connected its ‘mission’, shielding opacity with process and replacing transparency with hauteur.
For an instauration that was erstwhile held up arsenic a robust guardian of Indian democracy, this drift towards self-righteous bureaucracy is tragic. The close to ballot is not a concession of the state. It is the citizen’s past equaliser.
M. Jameel Ahmed,
Mysuru
The stray canine issue
We look to beryllium spending mode excessively overmuch connected maintaining stray dogs successful our communities. From vaccination against rabies, to tagging with microchips, to allocating budgets and segregating spaces for them to feed, these are moves that could turn bigger. The contented of canine bites is lost.
S. Kamat,
Mysuru
