This refers to the editorial "An undesirable move" (November 5). It's surprising that a 130-year-old party that enacted legislations such as the Right to Information and the Right to Education now wants to curtail the people's freedom of opinion. The hasty reversal of stand shows the Congress' political predicament and insecurities. Nearly 40 per cent of the voters in India are less than 35 years old, and are educated and well informed. It's unfair to underestimate them. A voter has the right to know the general opinion about the government and political parties. If parties can lure voters with freebies and tall promises, then it is absolutely fair if a voter is influenced by opinion polls. The Election Commission should initiate measures to make opinion polls more accurate and transparent, and uphold freedom of opinion granted in the Constitution.
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