Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi has said he is not in favour of Right to Recall and Right to Reject of elected representatives. In an interview to a private news channel, he has warned that any such electoral rule will destabilise the country. Mr Quraishi said it may not work in India given the size of the country.

He said, the inclusion of any right to reject proposal in voting, could be misused to put out an unintended political message.

Mr Quraishi said even though the Election Commission has supported introduction of 49-O (rule) button in EVMs for voters to express their displeasure over candidates, the
proposal will lead to more frequent elections.

49-O rule of The Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 describes the procedure to be followed when a valid voter
decides not to cast his vote, and decides to record this fact.