1.5 million Bangladeshi voters stuck for lack of electronic signatures

1.5 million Bangladeshi voters stuck for lack of electronic signatures

PTI photo KOLKATA: Judicial officials have disposed of 3.7 million “outstanding” voter cases in Bengal, but only 2.2 million people’s names appear in the two supplementary electoral rolls and about 1.5 million cases remain unaccounted for lack of electronic signatures.The EC announced the third list on Saturday evening but did not specify the number listed. … Read more

SC deploys judicial officers in Bangladesh for SIR hearing India News

SC deploys judicial officers in Bangladesh for SIR hearing India News

New Delhi: In an unprecedented decision, Supreme Court on Friday used its “extraordinary powers” to deploy judicial officers in West Bengal to decide on requests for inclusion in the electoral rolls and speed up the completion of a special intensive revision of the electoral rolls. The court stressed that CM Mamata Banerjee should be aware … Read more