EC pat for Mizo church ban on door-to-door campaigning

GUWAHATI: Mizoram churches' ban on door-to-door campaigning during the upcoming election has drawn the attention of the Election Commission (EC) of India and the Union ministry of law and justice as an effective measure to curb malpractices in the poll process.

Chief election commissioner (CEC) S Y Quraishi said churches in Mizoram banned all door-to-door campaigning in the run-up to the election, curbing corruption to a significant extent.

"This is a wonderful idea. Electoral corruption creeps in from door-to-door campaigning. So, banning suchcampaigning is one of the most effective ways of stopping corruption in the poll process," Quraishi said during the seventh regional consultation of electoral reforms here on Sunday. "In Mizoram, 30 to 40 churches have come together and banned door-to-door campaigning," he added.