When I examined the Constitution of India and the Representation of the People Act, 1950, I found no provision granting the Election Commission authority to undertake comprehensive state-wide revision of electoral rolls

xOn December 9, 2025, when I stood up in the Lok Sabha to open the debate on electoral reforms, I experienced both the gravitas of the moment and the responsibility it placed upon my shoulders. For democracy is not an ornament, it is a system of trust, rules and institutions that must be continuously defended and reinvigorated. Today, that trust has frayed. My remarks were not rhetorical flourishes but five concrete recommendations aimed at restoring confidence in our electoral machinery and protecting the sanctity of the vote cast by the sovereign who stands long hours in

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