Awaiting SC nod on Aadhaar link
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The newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner, O.P. Rawat, on Tuesday said the electoral body would resume the exercise of linking voter identity cards to the Aadhaar database when the SC gave the go ahead.
On electoral bonds
On electoral bonds, Mr. Rawat said the Commission had communicated its concerns to the government in 2015. “We received the notification about 10 days ago. Our Secretariat is examining its import vis-à-vis our suggestions,” he said.
AAP’s allegation
Responding to the AAP’s allegation that its 20 MLAs, who were disqualified on office-of-profit charge, were not given opportunity to present their case, Mr. Rawat said two notices were issued to them but they did not respond.
EC launching a Monitoring Cell
On Wednesday, the EC is launching a monitoring cell that will keep a close watch on “whatever is propagated through social media” and respond accordingly to ensure that “it is healthy for our electorate” by making suggestions for improvements.
