Cabinet secretariat merely acknowledged complaint of ECs against senior poll officer: RTI
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A confidential note from the Cabinet secretariat explains why no action was taken regarding a complaint against a senior poll officer. The document was shared with transparency activist Lokesh K Batra as part of a 21-page response. The note states that the Election Commission is a constitutional body. Because of this design, it is meant to be insulated from interference by the executive branch.
Explaining the rationale behind the reluctance to take any action, a confidential note on the file shared by the Cabinet secretariat with transparency activist, Commodore Lokesh K Batra (Retd), as part of its 21-page RTI reply, stated that EC being a Constitutional body is insulated from the Executive's interference by design.