Gaurav Gogoi accuses govt of dodging debate on electoral process

Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi launched a scathing attack on the government in the Lok Sabha, accusing it of deliberately avoiding discussions on the Election Commission and electoral reforms. 

Gogoi asserted that several Union ministers have recently claimed there is no precedent or designated ministry for debating matters related to the Election Commission and the electoral process — a claim he dismissed as false and misleading.

"From the past few weeks, many ministers from this government have cited that there is no ministry responsible for discussing matters related to the Election Commission and the electoral process. They have cited past rulings to say that the Election Commission and the electoral process have never been debated. Today we are bursting those lies," said Gogoi during his address.

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He cited multiple parliamentary precedents to support his argument. “In 2005, the Lok Sabha held a short-duration discussion on electoral reforms. In 1995, there was a discussion on the postponement of elections in Bihar. And in 1981, the absence of time-bound provisions for completing by-elections to Parliament was also debated.”

Gogoi accused the current regime of being afraid of transparency and hiding “behind a curtain of lies, myths, and propaganda.” He demanded that the government immediately allow a full discussion on the electoral process in both Houses of Parliament — the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

His remarks come amid heightened scrutiny over electoral conduct and growing calls for institutional accountability in the democratic process.