Poll promises routinely unfulfilled, parties must be held accountable: CJI

April 08, 2017 15:25

Electoral promises routinely remain unfulfilled and manifestos turn out to be mere pieces of paper, for which political parties must be held accountable, Chief Justice of India J S Khehar said today.

"Now a days manifestos have become a mere piece of paper, for this political parties have to be made accountable," the CJI said at a seminar titled 'Economic Reforms with Reference to Electoral issues'.

The CJI, speaking in the presence of President Pranab Mukherjee, said political parties give "brazen" excuses like lack of consensus among their members to justify non-fulfilment of their poll promises.

He said manifestos remain pieces of paper due to short term memory of citizens but political parties must be held accountable.

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