more-inPointing to the divisions in the country’s polity, President Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday that our tradition had always celebrated the “argumentative” Indian, not the “intolerant” Indian. President for simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly pollsPresident Pranab Mukherjee said on Wednesday that simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the State assemblies could substantially reduce inconvenience in poll management and expenditure. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also been advocating the need for simultaneous elections and had called for a political consensus. “The Election Commission should be an independent and competent institution. Over the years, it has proved to be so and is appreciated all over the world.”He was confident that the Election Commission would continue to improvise and evolve.

Source: The Hindu January 25, 2017 13:52 UTC