Bengal SIR: ‘Democratic participation can be a threat’, Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen expressed concern over the SIR process in Bengal

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Nobel Prize winning economist Amartya Sen has expressed deep concern about the ongoing Special Intensive Review (SIR) process in West Bengal. He has warned that this exercise is being done in unnecessary haste and it could jeopardize democratic participation before the assembly elections to…

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Bengal SIR: Hearing notices to Amartya Sen, Mohammed Shami part of routine verification, says poll panel

Bengal Sir: The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer has clarified that SIR hearing summons to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, cricketer Mohammed Shami and Bengali actor-turned-MP Dev were part of a routine electoral verification process, and not targeted actions. Notices issued to these well-known personalities had sparked a controversy in the poll-bound state….

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