The West Bengal Congress has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, citing concerns about transparency. The plea seeks prompt intervention as the state prepares for Assembly elections in 2026.
OpIndia visited the area and talked to locals to find out the details. The residents told OpIndia that they support the SIR exercise and that it should be initiated as soon as possible to remove fake names from the voter list.
West Bengal's Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, hit the streets of Kolkata on Tuesday, 4th November, leading a massive protest rally. She and her party,...
The Election Commission's SIR 2.0 has begun in 12 states, verifying 51 crore voters. The "clean-up" aims to remove ineligible voters before 2026 polls. Booth Level Officers will visit every home until Dec 4 to collect mandatory enumeration forms.
The arrests were made by the BSF in the Basirhat border area, which has been on high alert since the announcement of the SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
Opposing the SIR, Mamata Banerjee said that riots and other untoward consequences will follow if the electoral roll revision is carried out in the TMC-ruled state.