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ECI on June 24 introduced it is going to undertake particular intensive revision of electoral roll throughout the nation, starting with Bihar, to weed out ineligible names.
Two days after the ECI’s announcement to start out the SIR of electoral rolls, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee mentioned the transfer was extra harmful than the National Register of Citizens (NRC).(File Photo)
A senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief mentioned the difficulty might be additionally taken up politically by the INDIA bloc events. “The talks amongst INDIA bloc allies have already began on this challenge,” the chief mentioned.
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In Patna, senior Congress chief Digvijaya Singh mentioned all constituents of INDIA bloc could knock the door of judiciary in opposition to the continued SIR if the ballot physique doesn’t settle for opposition events’ objections in regards to the drive.
“The SIR drive of the EC is a deliberate try and disenfranchise poor, tribal, younger, flood-affected, and migrant voters within the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. All constituents of INDIA bloc could knock the door of judiciary in opposition to the continued SIR of the electoral roll in Bihar if the EC doesn’t settle for the opposition’s objections in regards to the drive,” the Rajya Sabha member mentioned.
ECI on June 24 introduced it is going to undertake SIR of the electoral roll throughout the nation, starting with Bihar, to weed out ineligible names, citing speedy urbanisation, frequent migration, younger residents changing into eligible to vote, non-reporting of deaths and inclusion of the names of overseas unlawful immigrants. The announcement met with robust criticism from Bihar’s opposition Mahagathbandhan, which claimed the transfer was aimed toward electorally benefiting the ruling NDA within the poll-bound state.
Singh mentioned he spoke to RJD chief Lalu Prasad on the difficulty and urged him to talk to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. The SIR drive has been launched just some months earlier than the state polls, Singh mentioned, including, “The EC ought to have taken the opinion of all political events earlier than launching this drive.”
Two days after the ECI’s announcement to start out the SIR of electoral rolls, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee mentioned the transfer was extra harmful than the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
“I don’t perceive the explanation behind the ECI transfer or the rationale behind choosing these dates. This is nothing in need of a rip-off. I search clarification from the fee on whether or not they’re attempting to implement the NRC by means of the again door. In truth, this appears to be extra harmful than the NRC which each and every political get together in Opposition should resist,” Banerjee, who can be the TMC chief, mentioned.
A frontrunner of a non-Congress get together mentioned the continued drive may impression different states as effectively. “Next 12 months, three states that are dominated by INDIA bloc events will go to ballot. Therefore, we should be united to sort out the difficulty,” the chief mentioned, additionally declining to be named.
In 2026, TMC-ruled West Bengal, DMK-ruled Tamil Nadu and the Left parties-led Kerala will go to polls together with Assam and Puducherry.
