NEW DELHI, March 18 -- The sudden and unexpected resignation of Arun Goel, Election Commissioner (EC), a few days before the announcement of the Lok Sabha election, created a kind of suspicion in the minds of the people. As the EC did not explain his resignation, people made different speculations. Some sources have pointed out apparent differences between the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar and the EC during their West Bengal visit to oversee the preparations for the Lok Sabha election. Lack of transparency in the functioning of the EC, the body that oversees the whole election process, is not good for the health of democracy.

Some people have tried to link the resignation of Arun Goel with a statement of the BJP MP Anant ...