ADR organised Prof. Jagdeep Singh Chhokar Memorial Lecture on “Leadership, Ethics, and Public Service” by Shri  Ashok Lavasa (former Election Commissioner of India) on 03rd September 2026 at 3 PM at Raja Ram Mohun Roy Memorial Hall, New Delhi.

Lecture Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMVsU1zQohA

During the event, a memorial book on Prof. Chhokar was released. The book contains his life journey, some of the articles authored by him, and some of the tributes given to him post his passing.
Memorial Book Link: https://adrindia.org/sites/default/files/Memorial%20Book-Prof.%20Chhokar-Compressed.pdf

Memorial Lecture Newsletter Link: https://mailchi.mp/a875897e95d9/remembering-prof-jagdeep-singh-chhokar-on-his-first-death-anniversary 

Coverage:

The Hindu: SIR may be legal but it is not fair: Former EC Ashok Lavasa (published in print as well)

Business Standard: Lavasa terms SIR legal but unfair, urges civil servants to have empathy

The New Indian Express: Former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa calls ongoing SIR legal but not fair

The Tribune: Public servants need to be transparent, accountable: Ex-bureaucrat Lavasa

The Economic Times: SIR legal but not fair: Former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa

Rediff: SIR legal but not...: Ex-election commissioner Lavasa

The Wire: 'SIR is Legal But is it Fair?' Asks Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa

The Wire: SIR May Be Legal, But It Is Unfair: Ashok Lavasa, Ex-Election Commissioner (YouTube Video)

The Siasat Daily: SIR legal but not fair: Former election commissioner Lavasa

Deccan Herald: SIR legal but not fair, says ex election commissioner Lavasa

Free Press Journal: 'SIR ‘Legal But Not Fair’, Says Former Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa

Agenda of the Memorial Lecture

3:00 PM to 3:10 PM: Welcome Address by Maj Gen Anil Verma (Retd), Head of Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR)

3:10 PM to 3:15 PM: Release of Memorial Book on Late Prof Jagdeep Singh Chhokar, Founder Member and former Trustee of ADR

3:15 PM to 3:30 PM: Preliminary Remarks and Introduction of the Speaker by Prof Trilochan Sastry, Chairman, Founder Member, and Trustee of ADR

3:30 PM to 4:20 PM: Memorial Lecture by Shri Ashok Lavasa, former Election Commissioner of India, on "Leadership, Ethics, and Public Service"

4:20 PM to 4:30 PM: Vote of Thanks by Dr Ajit Ranade, Founder Member and Trustee of ADR

4:30 PM onwards: High Tea