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Change system, not Constitution: CEC Gill

Chief Election Commissioner Dr M S Gill on Saturday urged the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre to stop any attempt to change the Constitution.

"Please do not go on changing the Constitution. It is a sacred document. All we need is to change the system," Gill said after receiving the Vocational Excellence Award presented to him at the International Rotary Meet Action Conference 2001 in Bombay.

He said, "We, as a country, have a remarkable Constitution and it has served India well. All parties need to sit together and work to change the system rather than the Constitution and enhance the spirit of democracy," Gill told the audience.

Regarding number of women in Parliament, Gill said it was time for all political parties to come together to pass the Reservation Bill for women in Parliament without any prejudice and it was the fault of the political parties for not having enough number of women in both Houses.

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