Without adhering to codes can we expect credibility of our electoral democracy?

If Model Code of Conduct (MCC) becomes blatantly irrelevant, then what is left to claim "free and fair" of elections as provided for in the Constitution? The way they are becoming from one election to another recently, for sure MCC is going to be only an alibi for India to claim continuing as an electoral democracy! No wonder the Election Commission of India encounters continued flake including with reappearance now of booth capturing, bogus voting and as if liquor and money distribution are no longer concerns now. As if the ECI is helpless of accusations, the Model Code of Conduct itself is at stake with doles and lures, communal centric campaign becoming blatant and incumbency factor becoming over riding.