Naidu's attempt to browbeat EC is objectionable
Naidu's attempt to browbeat EC is objectionable Last week witnessed certain unusual happenings in the state of Andhra Pradesh. The chief minister of Andhra Pradesh a day before elections thought it fit to visit the office of the chief electoral officer and engage him with reference to the ongoing electoral process and spoke to him in a manner which was highly intimidating. He also thought it fit to sit on a dharna outside his office. As soon as the elections were over he held a press conference where in he went hammer and tongs against the election Commission and its functioning and in the process targeted the chief secretary appointed by the election commission. He was also highly critical about the functioning of the EVMs and their reliability and went to the extent of remarking that he does not know to which party he voted.The behaviour of the chief minister was definitely not becoming of someone holding a constitutional post mor...