West Bengal BJP Chief Samik Bhattacharya Calls SIR 'Incomplete', Demands Another Round To Remove Ineligible Voters
Kolkata: Amid the ongoing tussle against Election Commissioner of India Gyanesh Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president and Rajya Sabha MP Samik Bhattacharya on Monday said that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bengal remains incomplete and that another round of the exercise should be carried out to remove ineligible names from the voter list. Bhattacharya…
Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Samik Bhattacharya has criticized the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, stating that it remains incomplete and calling for another round of the process to remove ineligible voters. Bhattacharya alleged that BLOs were attacked and Anganwadi workers were harassed during the SIR.
The party chief also cited the Supreme Court's decision not to approve changes to Form 6, used for new voter registration, as proof that the court had not endorsed modifications to the electoral process.
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