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EC rejects 240 MP meet at Parliament Annexe
The Indian Express··5d ago
The Election Commission said Tuesday it could not accept a 240-MP meeting at Parliament House Annexe, calling the venue unusual. No party sought an appointment through authorised representatives until 4 p.m., it said. ECI offered to send a senior officer to receive a memorandum there, but MPs declined. Protocol limits such meetings to ECI premises.
Prism
What It Means For You
- Parties seeking ECI time must use the 2025 appointment procedure through authorised representatives.
- A declined officer visit means memoranda may wait for a mutually agreed on-campus meeting date.
- Protocol disputes can postpone formal poll panel discussions while street protests continue.
What's Happening
- Delhi Police informed ECI around 4 p.m. about a Rahul Gandhi-led delegation, the statement said.
- ECI said it respects parliamentary processes while maintaining its own meeting conventions.
- The Commission noted joint delegations routinely schedule mutually agreed meeting times.
What the 2025 procedure requires
- ECI told parties in 2025 how delegations should request meetings through authorised representatives.
- The Tuesday statement called sending a senior officer to the Annexe an unprecedented offer.
- ECI said it still proposed that step after finding the Annexe venue outside normal protocol.
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