Election Commission addresses internal row over IT division oversight

…held a key meet on Saturday amid the ongoing row over differences between the two Election Commissioners and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. In a press note, released after the meeting, the poll body said, " The work redistribution orders issued by the concerned officer were not actually implemented after the orders of the two Commissioners and the oversight over the IT division by the DEC was never actually withdrawn. " Deep Dive The clarification comes after a report by The Indian Express, based on internal documents and interviews, said Sandhu and Joshi had separately written to the Cabinet Secretary over changes in work…

…applications and portals under one system. At its launch, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said the platform had been built in accordance with the law, while Director General (IT) Seema Khanna said it would “ enhance transparency, credibility and public trust ”. The Indian Express report, however, said concerns were later raised over the access available to state-level election officials responsible for updating electoral rolls. Sandhu and Joshi reportedly flagged what Joshi…