Government's answer to the Supreme Court's strong comment on the Election Commission – only qualified people are being selected

National Desk:
Election Commission Appointment: Hearing is going on in the constitution bench of the Supreme Court on the demand to make the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners more transparent. It has been demanded in the petition that the task of selection of Election Commissioners should be entrusted to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
During the hearing, the court said that the Chief Election Commissioner should be so strong that if tomorrow the Prime Minister is also accused of any mistake, then he can fulfill his responsibility. To this, the government replied that the central cabinet should not be distrusted just on the basis of a hypothetical situation. Even now only eligible people are being selected.
The Supreme Court has said that the Constitution has given important powers on the shoulders of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and two Election Commissioners (ECs). That's why a fair and transparent process should be adopted at the time of their appointment, so that only the best person is appointed to this post. The court said that constitutional silence is being taken advantage of in this regard. Along with this, Article 324 (2) of the Constitution talked about making a law for the appointment of CEC/ECs.