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Most elected representatives merit callback: Lyngdoh
Saturday October 08, 2011 08:19:00 PM,
IANS
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Panaji: The right to
recall option in the country's electioneering process can be a
"useful thing", former chief election commissioner J.M. Lyndoh
said Saturday.
"The callback option is a useful thing. Most (elected)
representatives merit callback. In other words, they are not fit
for the job," said Lyngdoh, who is in Goa to deliver a lecture on
good governance.
Activist Anna Hazare has advocated people's right to callback an
elected representative if they are not satisfied with his or her
performance.
Lyngdoh said that it would be a tough task to push for such
electoral reforms because the candidates would oppose it tooth and
nail.
"They will resist it because once people are given the right to
recall, then they will ask for other options like 'none of the
above' on the electoral ballot," Lyngdoh said.
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