Assembly elections are to be held in West Bengal. The Election Commission is in action mode before the announcement of elections. Micro observers have been criticized for negligence in the work related to Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter list in West Bengal. All of them are accused of not discharging their responsibilities properly during SIR and being involved in serious irregularities. The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal has given this information by posting on social media platform X.
Three micro observers suspended in West Bengal
This action has been taken on the basis of the report of voter list observers appointed by the Election Commission. The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal has suspended three micro observers this afternoon. The Election Commission has directed the micro observers engaged in SIR work on deputation to complete their work with honesty and integrity and not to hand it over to anyone. The Election Commission has warned of serious consequences for doing so.
Let us tell you, during the ongoing SIR process regarding the voter list, complaints of irregularities in the draft list were received from many districts of West Bengal. After this, the Election Commission ordered the deployment of micro observers in the state. The Commission has taken this step to eliminate irregularities related to the voter list.
Final voter list will be released on 28th February
According to the initial estimates of the Commission, names of about 6 lakh 61 thousand voters can be removed from the voter list of the state. Even after receiving the notice, about 4 lakh 98 thousand voters did not appear for the hearing. The Commission said that the documents of about 15 lakh voters are yet to be verified. Apart from this, documents of about 50 lakh voters have been sent for re-verification. The final voter list will be published on 28 February.
