New Delhi, Dec 10, 2025

Shiv Sena(UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday sharply criticised the system of appointing Election Commissioners, arguing that the current mechanism leaves no real space for independent decision-making by the Leader of Opposition and results in “no balance of power” within the selection committee.

Speaking during the Lok Sabha discussion on the Sample Verification of Electoral Rolls (SIR) process, Chaturvedi pointed to the composition of the high-level committee entrusted with appointments to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

“If you look at the process of appointing the Election Commission, there were four people in the process — Leader of Opposition, Cabinet Minister, Prime Minister and Chief Justice of India. Chief Justice of India was removed…,” sh

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