ECI row does a disservice to the right to vote

The political class should come to an understanding on not allowing Election Commissioners to enter politics after they demit office

Vivek Katju

Updated At : 08:20 AM Oct 04, 2026 IST

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A national daily broke a story on September 23 about the objections raised by Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, to some key decisions taken by the Election Commission of India (ECI), either without consulting them or against their views.

THE TRIBUNE, India’s oldest, daily English-language newspaper, was first published on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan), and save for 40 days in the immediate aftermath of Partition, has come out every day over the last 145 years. THE TRIBUNE was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist of the time. The newspaper is run by a five-member Trust, which is chaired by Shri N N Vohra, former Governor of J&K State (2008-2018); as well as Justice S S Sodhi, former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court; Shri Gurbachan Jagat, former Governor of Manipur; Lt Gen. Shamsher Singh Mehta, former Western Army Commander; Shri Paramjit Singh Patwalia, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court.

THE TRIBUNE is free, objective, and independent. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language, are the hallmarks of the paper.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

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ECI row does a disservice to the right to vote

The political class should come to an understanding on not allowing Election Commissioners to enter politics after they demit office

Vivek Katju

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