Voter list budgetary impasse

While we believe such a probe into the Election Commission's handling of accounts is imperative under the circumstances, yet some light needs to be shed on whether the finance ministry can actually block the release of funds required for the completion of a task of immense national importance. After all, there can be no second thought on the urgency of having an authentic voter list to hold a free and fair election. But at the same time the pertinent question that comes to every mind is whether fresh funds should be handed over to the same CEC who is responsible for misspending on a new voter list for which he was not authorised.

Therefore we would go to the length of suggesting not to mix up the issues in question. Instead, we should delineate them for the purpose of concurrently moving ahead on each one of them.

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We strongly feel, much that there is a need to go into the whole affair of misuse of funds by the EC executives, top most priority must be accorded to the preparation of an authentic voter list so that the all-important elections can be held in time.