Controversy Erupts Over Electoral Roll Revisions

Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee criticized the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, arguing it focuses on deleting electors rather than validating them. Banerjee emphasized the democratic implications and questioned the use of digital tools and excessive BLO workloads. He highlighted related tragedies, spanning BJP and non-BJP states.

The Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls by the Election Commission has sparked controversy, with accusations that the exercise is aimed at deleting voters rather than validating them. Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee has vocally criticized this move, labeling it as arbitrary and detrimental to the democratic process.

During a Lok Sabha session on 'Election Reforms', Banerjee challenged the rationale of removing voters whose names were previously listed, questioning the legitimacy of such actions. He also raised concerns over the use of digital applications to determine familial relationships within voter lists, arguing this application of law is overly rigid.

Banerjee highlighted the severe impacts of the revision's implementation, reporting numerous suicides and illnesses among the government officials involved due to excessive workloads. He noted that such tragedies are not isolated to West Bengal but are also occurring across various states, irrespective of their political affiliations.

(With inputs from agencies.)