A neutral Election Commission (EC) is to a democracy what a violin is to a symphony orchestra or a vertebra is to the backbone. The AAP leaders were quick to blame the EVMs.Kejriwal, on his part, had already questioned the integrity of one of the Election Commissioners -- O.P. Rawat rescused himself from the case.Now, facing an onslaught from all directions, the then Chief Election Commissioner, Nasim Zaidi, was quick and persistent with the denial of any wrongdoing in the election process. While announcing dates for the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, it withheld dates for Gujarat. But this time around, the poll panel's digression from the tradition and the set practice raised several eyebrows.The EC's neutrality once again came under scanner as Chief Election Commissioner A.K.

Source: Economic Times December 30, 2017 07:41 UTC