New Delhi: More than two months after an ‘ink controversy’ muddied the Rajya Sabha (RS) elections in Haryana, a working group set up by Election Commission (EC) has recommended several steps, including the introduction of a special pen to avoid such disputes. In RS polling, the election commission mandates that all votes should be cast using a violet pen, for the sake of uniformity. The EC heard all sides of the arguments and set up a working group to look into it. But these or any other suggestion cannot be implemented unless rules for the RS election are amended and for that, the law ministry will have to be approached. The ink controversy put the focus back not just on the loophole in the election process but also in the internal feuds within the Congress party.

Source: Mint August 22, 2016 10:18 UTC