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NGOs to approach SC for ensuring political, electoral reforms

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 04 2017 | 10:57 PM IST
NGOs including Association for Democratic Reforms and Indian Against Corruption have decided to approach the Supreme Court for ensuring required political and electoral reforms.
They have also decided to approach the Centre for expediting implementation of all electoral reforms, election management reforms, democratic reforms which are pending for more than two-and-half-decades.
For the first time, NGOs working for democratic and electoral reforms came together on a common platform convened by 'Bhartiya Matdata Sangathan'.
Former Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi, who participated in the meeting, suggested constitution of a working group or panel to review all suggestions and proposals made till now by many commissions and study groups including Election Commissioners and Law Commission.

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First Published: Apr 04 2017 | 10:57 PM IST

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