Court restores 1,468 votes in West Bengal, removes 6 names in second phase

Court restores 1,468 votes in West Bengal, removes 6 names in second phase

KOLKATA: A Supreme Court-mandated appellate tribunal hearing the voter deletion case during the electoral roll SIR of the West Bengal Election Commission restored the voting rights of 1,468 people ahead of the second phase of polls on Wednesday, taking the total number of persons restored in the state to 1,607 for the two rounds of … Read more

Indian-born people have right to remain on electoral rolls and vote: Supreme Court

Indian-born people have right to remain on electoral rolls and vote: Supreme Court

New Delhi: Where political leverage can be provided TMCthe SC on Monday observed that people born in India have the right to be in the electoral roll and to vote for the government. Justice Joymalya Bagchi, headed by CJI Surya Kant, said: “In some places, we are blinded by the dust and fury of the … Read more

“Sir is a big scam that brought the BJP to power”

“Sir is a big scam that brought the BJP to power”

Kolkata/Keshyari: Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the EC’s SIR is a “big scam” aimed at “bringing the BJP to power in Bengal” and warned those who implement the SIR of a backlash.“Voters are being deleted indiscriminately. Remember, out of the 90 lakh voters deleted, 60 lakh are Hindus and 30 lakh are Muslims. One … Read more

BJP, EC try to invalidate my Babanipur candidature with ‘fake case’: Mamata at Keshiyari rally

BJP, EC try to invalidate my Babanipur candidature with 'fake case': Mamata at Keshiyari rally

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee New Delhi: Chief Minister of West Bengal and All India Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee saturday accusation bjp Attempts to disqualify her candidature from Babanipur assembly seat election commission of india By raising a “false case”, she claimed the move was blocked by party workers and the public. Addressing a … Read more

CPM’s Baby writes to CEC on West Bengal SIR

CPM’s Baby writes to CEC on West Bengal SIR

CPM Secretary-General Mabebi has written to the Electoral Commission to express “grave concern” over the mass deletion of voters from Bangladesh’s poll lists. In a letter to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Babi said, “SIR represents a systematic practice of mass disenfranchisement, characterized by arbitrary criteria such as ‘logical consistency’ and an increasing reliance on algorithm-driven exclusions.“ … Read more