Citing ground reports, EC officials said that during house-to-house visits “a large number” of people from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar have been found by booth-level-officers
Protest erupts against Special Intensive Revision in Bihar. PIC/PTI
Field-level functionaries of the Election Commission have found “a large number of people” from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar during house-to-house visits made for the ongoing intensive review of voters’ list in Bihar, officials said on Sunday. They asserted that the names of illegal migrants will not be included in the final electoral roll to be published on September 30, after proper enquiry of such people is conducted after August 1.
Citing ground reports, EC officials said that during house-to-house visits “a large number” of people from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar have been found by booth-level-officers. Bihar is going to polls this year, while assembly polls in these five other states — Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal — are scheduled in 2026.
Pan-India SIR
The Election Commission said it has activated its poll machinery across states for a possible roll out of pan-India special intensive revision (SIR) next month just like the one being carried out in Bihar. The move comes after the Supreme Court last week called the SIR a "constitutional mandate" and permitted the poll panel to continue with the exercise in Bihar.
‘EC puppet of Modi’
The EC has always been a “puppet” in the hands of the Modi government, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has alleged and claimed the poll body’s electoral rolls is an “unconstitutional” move aimed at ensuring that majoritarian governments remain in power.
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