Reading Comprehension – Test 87

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of five alternatives. <br><br> The matter of the Model Code of Conduct and its administration by the EC has been the most frequently reported single issue in this election. For those of a certain generation, the 10th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), T.N. Seshan - he once famously declared that "he ate politicians for breakfast" - was the man who made the country sit up and take note when he decided to level the playing field as never before. There is little doubt that he reminded the EC that it had powers inherently enshrined in Article 324 of the Constitution - powers so great that there is arguably no other electoral management body with similar powers.<br><br> I learned this during my years as Election Commissioner, and these are the powers I exercised during the course of the 15th general election in 2009; I was successfully able to confront three Congress-ruled State governments and one Congress ally too. One of them even convened a special press conference to declare that his government would move the Supreme Court against the EC's "arbitrariness", but I personally had no doubt about its outcome. As it happened, he chose not to in the end. <br><br> The point I seek to make, by virtue of my own experience, is that the powers of the EC are so enormous and so all-encompassing that they exceed the powers of the executive in all election-related issues during the course of the election period. Of course, these must be exercised judiciously, fairly and equitably, not least because every decision is analysed in every "adda", every home, every street corner and every "dhaba" across the country, where the EC's decisions must be seen to be fair and transparent. During the years precedent to becoming CEC, I was fortunate that Mr. Seshan advised me whenever I called on him. As a result I never felt any need to make reference to government or court, once the process was under way.

According to T. N. Seshan, the powers of election commission of India are"¦"¦"¦"¦"¦

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of five alternatives. <br><br> The matter of the Model Code of Conduct and its administration by the EC has been the most frequently reported single issue in this election. For those of a certain generation, the 10th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), T.N. Seshan - he once famously declared that "he ate politicians for breakfast" - was the man who made the country sit up and take note when he decided to level the playing field as never before. There is little doubt that he reminded the EC that it had powers inherently enshrined in Article 324 of the Constitution - powers so great that there is arguably no other electoral management body with similar powers.<br><br> I learned this during my years as Election Commissioner, and these are the powers I exercised during the course of the 15th general election in 2009; I was successfully able to confront three Congress-ruled State governments and one Congress ally too. One of them even convened a special press conference to declare that his government would move the Supreme Court against the EC's "arbitrariness", but I personally had no doubt about its outcome. As it happened, he chose not to in the end. <br><br> The point I seek to make, by virtue of my own experience, is that the powers of the EC are so enormous and so all-encompassing that they exceed the powers of the executive in all election-related issues during the course of the election period. Of course, these must be exercised judiciously, fairly and equitably, not least because every decision is analysed in every "adda", every home, every street corner and every "dhaba" across the country, where the EC's decisions must be seen to be fair and transparent. During the years precedent to becoming CEC, I was fortunate that Mr. Seshan advised me whenever I called on him. As a result I never felt any need to make reference to government or court, once the process was under way.

The author is a "¦"¦"¦"¦

Read the following passage carefully and choose the most appropriate answer to the questions out of five alternatives. <br><br> The matter of the Model Code of Conduct and its administration by the EC has been the most frequently reported single issue in this election. For those of a certain generation, the 10th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), T.N. Seshan - he once famously declared that "he ate politicians for breakfast" - was the man who made the country sit up and take note when he decided to level the playing field as never before. There is little doubt that he reminded the EC that it had powers inherently enshrined in Article 324 of the Constitution - powers so great that there is arguably no other electoral management body with similar powers.<br><br> I learned this during my years as Election Commissioner, and these are the powers I exercised during the course of the 15th general election in 2009; I was successfully able to confront three Congress-ruled State governments and one Congress ally too. One of them even convened a special press conference to declare that his government would move the Supreme Court against the EC's "arbitrariness", but I personally had no doubt about its outcome. As it happened, he chose not to in the end. <br><br> The point I seek to make, by virtue of my own experience, is that the powers of the EC are so enormous and so all-encompassing that they exceed the powers of the executive in all election-related issues during the course of the election period. Of course, these must be exercised judiciously, fairly and equitably, not least because every decision is analysed in every "adda", every home, every street corner and every "dhaba" across the country, where the EC's decisions must be seen to be fair and transparent. During the years precedent to becoming CEC, I was fortunate that Mr. Seshan advised me whenever I called on him. As a result I never felt any need to make reference to government or court, once the process was under way.

What did the one, who convened press conference do against election commission (EC)?