Appointments by consensus: CEC

On the demand for central para-military forces during elections in states, Gill said it was a result of the 8220;lack of confidence in the State police forces8221;. 8220;It is a matter of concern for us. The demand for Central para-military forces is proving to be a heavy financial burden on the forces. The State police will have to be made responsible,8221; Gill said.

He reiterated his suggestion for having a 8220;neutral government8221; both at the Centre and the State twomonths before any poll to prevent misuse of official machinery, an allegation repeated during all elections.

Gill said he had issued orders for summary revision of the voters8217; list in the country and they would be available in computerised form.

The list would be published in the form of a book which would be available for scrutiny to the common people as well as political parties and objections to it, if any, could be lodged with the commission, Gill said.

He said electronic voting machines would be used on a large scale during the Assembly elections in various states this year. The experience of using these machines till now had been encouraging and it had given good results, Gill said.