EC should focus on electoral reforms: Karnataka Speaker

Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri wants Election Commission of India to usher electoral reforms to contain caste, muscle, money power and defections instead of confining itself to conducting elections to State legislatures and the Parliament

Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri said the Election Commission of India should take positive steps for bringing in electoral reforms to contain caste, muscle, money power and defections instead of confining itself to conducting elections to State legislatures and the Parliament.

Addressing a media conference in Bengaluru, Mr. Kageri noted declining ethical values in the democratic setup and said the tendency to blame politicians for a decline in democratic values in India should stop. Several senior leaders in different fields, who exercised power at different times, should break their silence and speak about the necessity of electoral reforms, he said.