It refers to Congress and other opposition parties strongly criticizing present Chief Election Commissioner for allegedly bias role in favour of ruling BJP during on-going elections for Lok Sabha. Leave apart merit in allegations if any, big question is why Congress in its long regime did not change system of appointing Election Commissioners. Congress was also alleged by the then opposition for appointing certain individuals of its favour as Election Commissioners.
However with several other posts like Central Vigilance Commissioners and Central Information Commissioners having a system of appointments by a collegium also consisting opposition-leader, appointment of Election Commissioners requiring even more political neutrality must be selected by a collegium preferably consisting of non-political persons like Chief Justice of India, Central Vigilance Commissioner, Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on a panel of names forwarded by Union Cabinet Secretary. Any collegium consisting of two from political rulers and one from opposition party can select a person of choice of government by majority.
MADHU AGRAWAL