Has the Election Commission failed to do its job?

No Images? Click here     Why The Election Commission Is Facing A Crisis Of Credibility Few days before polling began for the Lok Sabha election in early April, Harpreet Mansukhani, a Non-Resident Indian, filed a PIL in the Supreme Court expressing concern that if communal speeches or casteist remarks were allowed to have any sway in the campaign, they would vitiate the whole process of conducting elections. The court took the matter seriously and asked the election commission for its response. A closer look at the commission’s actions in the Apex court and outside of it over the course of the following month and a half of the bitterly contested election, shows why it has been widely criticised for failing to act as a neutral institution. READ MORE In case you missed it… Congress Definitely Has The Upper Hand In Kerala, But Will BJP Grab A Seat Too? Former Facebook Security Exec Says Mark Zuckerberg 'Has Too Much Power' Sophie Turner's Old Game Of Thrones Tattoo Was Actually A Major Spoiler Correction We inadvertently included the wrong headline and link for a story in yesterday's newsletter. Here is the correct link When A Recipe Calls For Room Temperature Butter, Listen       New to this email? You can sign up here. You can also follow HuffPost India on Flipboard. ©2019 HuffPost India | Worldmark 3, FL 3, Aerocity, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, Delhi 110037 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost India. Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe   - - Unsubscribe