NewsX: Civil society welcomes Supreme Court judgement granting Right to reject voters

Members of civil society who have been campaigning for electoral reforms have welcomed the Supreme Court judgment granting the right to reject to voters. "This is a wonderful judgment. This will certainly force the political parties to field clean candidates in election," said J M Lyngdoh, former chief election commissioner and founder member of the Foundation of Advanced Management of Elections, an NGO which helps monitor election process. In a landmark judgment, the apex court, on Friday, directed the election commission of India to give the electorate "none of the above" (NOTA) provision, as in to reject all candidates in a constituency. As per the court order, the commission should start the exercise with the assembly elections scheduled this year. Effectively, it means the voters in Delhi, Chhatisgarh, Rajasthan and Mizoram will be the first ones to exercise the right to reject during assembly elections in November.

Aam Aam Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, who has been vocal in demanding right to reject, supported the court verdict. "This is the first concrete step towards the right to reject," he tweeted.


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