New Delhi, Mar 11 (UNI) The Elections Commission of India (ECI) has invited suggestions from all national and state political parties by April 30 to strengthen the election process.
As per the notification, the Commission has called for an interaction with the party presidents and seniors to further strengthen the electoral processes in accordance with the established law.
This comes after the opposition parties raised questions over the duplicity in some electors' photo identity cards after the Maharashtra polls.
Earlier, during an ECI conference last week, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar had instructed CEOs, DEOs and EROs of all states and UTs to hold regular interactions with political parties, resolve any suggestions received in such meetings strictly within the legal framework.
The Commission has also urged political parties to proactively use this mechanism of decentralised engagement.
"Political parties are one of the key stakeholders amongst 28 stakeholders identified by the Commission as per the Constitution and statutory framework covering all aspects of electoral processes," said ECI.
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