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NANDIGRAM: The leader of the opposition in the Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has warned Muslim migrant workers in Nandigram that “they would have to return to BJP-governed states” for work after the assembly polls. Saying over 30,000 people from Nandigram were employed in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Odisha, Adhikari singled out Muslims and said they “could…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court said Monday it would under no circumstance allow stalling of special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls in 12 states but said it was open to suggestions to ensure genuine voters are not left out, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. The CJI-led bench extended by a week the Feb 7 deadline for submission…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday told Supreme Court that scrutiny of citizenship during SIR of voter lists was only meant to ensure deletion of non-citizens from electoral rolls and did not extend to termination of citizenship or deportation. EC, through senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, told a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Sunday announced a revised schedule for the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of voter rolls for 12 states/UTs.The enumeration deadline has been extended to December 11, pushing it back from the earlier date of December 4. The final roll will now be published on…
Mahua Moitra (File photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra on Wednesday courted controversy when she shared an old photo of the arrest of Bangladesh’s former poll commissioner in an election-manipulation case, saying it was a sign of “things to come” in an apparent reference to the INDIA bloc’s allegation that the Election…
Mamata Bnerjee (File-ANI) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the Election Commission (EC) of rushing through the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, terming the exercise “votebandi” and demanding its immediate suspension.Speaking to reporters in Siliguri, Banerjee likened the voter roll revision to demonetisation, alleging that the process was…
NEW DELHI: The Opposition on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) after it announced Phase 2 of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 states and Union Territories, calling it a “vote theft” exercise designed to benefit the ruling BJP. Several leaders accused the poll body…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday refuted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi‘s charges, claiming that “no deletion of votes can be done online by any member of the public.”The poll body, in a point-wise statement, said that the no name is deleted from the roll without issuing a notice to the affected person.“No Deletion of…
