"Differing Views Part Of Deliberation": Election Commission's Full Statement Amid Row

The Election Commission on Wednesday underscored that "differing views are a normal part of deliberation in any institution", adding that all decisions by it were "an outcome of the unanimous decisions of the full Commission in the past one year" amid reports that two election commissioners "objected on record" several decisions of the poll body.The poll body's statement comes after The Indian Express report that the two Election Commissioners had objected to the Election Commission's steps 14 times in 10 months amid the SIR.Here's Election Commission's Full Statement On The Controversy:1. The ECI is a constitutional body that functions under the strict mandate of Article 324 of the Constitution, statutory rules and established institutional conventions. The Commission operates as a multi-member constitutional body. Written notes, observations, technical suggestions and internal checks-and-balances are standard, ongoing practices designed to ensure complete transparency, legal compliance and operational rigour.