Why India's Election Commission is in the eye of a storm - again

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, India's opposition parties have demanded that Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resign from officeByGeeta PandeySocial Affairs Editor, IndiaIndia's Election Commission (ECI) is facing yet another crisis of credibility after a series of fresh allegations of irregularities against its chief.One of the most trusted public institutions in the world's largest democracy, the three-member commission is headed by the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and includes Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi as commissioners.The latest row broke out after a report in the Indian Express newspaper, external said that in the past few months, CEC Kumar had been repeatedly questioned by his two colleagues over the integrity of the voter database, changes to the way new voters are enrolled and the security of the electoral rolls itself.The report said that Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi objected to several decisions which were taken without their knowledge. There were at least 14 times in the past 10 months when Commissioners Sandhu and Joshi were kept in the dark, it added.In one instance, the report says, the two commissioners even wrote a ...