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Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Dipankar criticises EC's plan for revising electoral rolls
Patna: CPI-ML general secretary, Dipankar Bhattacharya , on Tuesday said the Election Commission 's move to provide "clarifications" over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was only adding to "confusion and misinformation" and urged the poll body to urgently drop the idea, describing it as "arbitrary and ill-planned. " In a statement issued on Tuesday, Bhattacharya posed seven questions to the EC, raising concerns over its drive launched just ahead of the upcoming Bihar assembly polls and after a gap of 22 years. "The ECI must withdraw this arbitrary, utterly ill-planned, and non-transparent fiat and conduct the elections on the basis of normal updating of the electoral roll as done in every election over the last two decades," Bhattacharya said. He added that the focus must be on facilitating electors in exercising their franchise, not creating difficulties and excluding electors from the election process. Bhattacharya further asked the EC to explain why it didn't consult with any political party before launching the SIR. "Why was it announced all of a sudden? When demonetisation or notebandi was announced all of a sudden, the govt said it wanted to catch black money holders unawares. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo Why did the ECI want to catch voters off guard?" he asked. He said the last time an SIR was conducted was 22 years ago, stating it is certainly not a "routine annual exercise". Stating that never before in the country were the electors asked to prove their citizenship, the CPI-ML leader wondered how every elector is being doubted and asked to prove his or her citizenship with the help of documents that many still do not possess. He also criticised the EC for its remarks that not all voters are required to submit documents. "While the ECI now seeks to provide false comfort by talking of the 4.96 crore voters who will not have to submit documents, what about the remaining 3 crore who will have to submit them? What about the massive number of electors who are likely to be disenfranchised in the process?" he asked. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Doctor's Day 2025 , messages and quotes!
New Indian Express
a day ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
CPI-ML (L) Gen Sec seeks withdrawal of electoral roll revision, says onus on govt to prove citizenship
NEW DELHI: CPI-ML (Liberation) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Tuesday sought withdrawal of special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar. He said that the decision is arbitrary and utterly ill-planned. The Left party further urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct the polls on the basis of normal updating of the electoral roll as has been done in every election over the last two decades. "The focus must be on facilitating electors in the exercise of their franchise and not creating difficulties and excluding electors from the election process. The more the ECI seeks to provide clarification about the Special Intensive Revision of the Electoral Roll in Bihar, the more confusing and misleading it gets," he said. Bhattacharya further questioned why the ECI is now trying to trivialise the SIR by saying rolls are revised annually. He said that the last time a Special Intensive Revision was conducted was 22 years ago. It is certainly not a routine annual exercise, he added.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Politics
- The Hindu
Country enduring an ‘undeclared emergency', says CPI-ML leader
CPI-ML (New Democracy) official representative P. Prasad has alleged that an 'undeclared emergency' is being implemented in India now, five decades after then Indira Gandhi government had declared Emergency. Participating in a seminar against 'Fascism', organised by the CPI-ML (ND) Area Committee of Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts, at the Visakhapatnam Public Library on Thursday, Mr. Prasad alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's actions were being controlled by corporate groups. He alleged that Adivasis, Dalits and Muslims were being depicted as enemies of the nation and the people were being misled. He recalled during the Emergency 50 years ago, 1.70 lakh people were arrested and 19,000 were jailed. Human Rights Forum (HRF) State coordinator V.S. Krishna alleged that the Modi government had dumped the Constitution after assuming power.
Time of India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Opp opposes special intensive revision of electoral rolls
Patna: INDIA bloc on Wednesday strongly opposed the Election Commission's (EC) move to conduct a special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, alleging this was part of a larger conspiracy to deny a large number of poor electorate the opportunity to vote. They said completing the daunting task in such a short period was just "impossible." The assembly elections in the state are scheduled to be held in the year end. The opposition opposed the EC's decision at a meeting of the representatives of all political parties with the chief electoral officer on Wednesday. The SIR began on Wednesday with the BLOs collecting enumeration forms from the public along with the required documents, while the draft electoral roll will be published on Aug 1. People will have one month to file claims and objections, as per the information provided by the EC. Participating in the meeting, RJD representative Chitranjan Gagan said it was impractical to conduct a SIR in such a short time when the assembly elections are drawing closer. Drawing the ECI's attention, he said, during this revision, certain documents are required to include voters' names in the electoral roll, while there are lakhs of families who are unlikely to have these documents available. "The idea is nothing but a deliberate conspiracy to deprive lakhs of poor people in Bihar of their voting rights," Gagan alleged, questioning why the SIR was made mandatory just before the Bihar assembly elections when this was not conducted in the past 22 years. Rejecting the idea outright, the CPI-ML, a key ally of the INDIA bloc, likened the SIR to the NRC process. "This could result in the exclusion of the names of lakhs of people from marginalised communities from the voter list," the CPI-ML leaders said, adding why such an exercise is being conducted when a little over three months are left before the election announcement. They said according to the EC's new guidelines, individuals born between July 1, 1987, and December 2, 2004, must provide proof that either their mother or father is an Indian citizen, and those born after July 2, 2004, must prove that both parents are citizens, and the entire process needs to be completed within just one month. "The idea would turn out to be an exercise on the pattern of the preparation of the national register of citizens (NRC) in Assam, when people were asked to furnish relevant documents as proof for their enumeration and enlisting as citizens," CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said on Wednesday. "The EC's exercise would result in delisting of a large number of people from the electoral roll, especially the poor, dalits, adivasis, and those belonging to the Muslim community," Bhattacharya alleged. The Congress said they were very much alert and have taken a lesson from the Maharashtra polls. "We are keeping a close watch on the situation," Congress spokesperson Rajesh Rathore said. Patna: INDIA bloc on Wednesday strongly opposed the Election Commission's (EC) move to conduct a special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, alleging this was part of a larger conspiracy to deny a large number of poor electorate the opportunity to vote. They said completing the daunting task in such a short period was just "impossible." The assembly elections in the state are scheduled to be held either in Oct or Nov this year. The opposition opposed the EC's decision at a meeting of the representatives of all political parties with the chief electoral officer on Wednesday. The SIR began on Wednesday with the BLOs collecting enumeration forms from the public along with the required documents, while the draft electoral roll will be published on Aug 1. People will have one month to file claims and objections, as per the information provided by the EC. Participating in the meeting, RJD representative Chitranjan Gagan said it was impractical to conduct a SIR in such a short time when the assembly elections are drawing closer. Drawing the ECI's attention, he said, during this revision, certain documents are required to include voters' names in the electoral roll, while there are lakhs of families who are unlikely to have these documents available. "The idea is nothing but a deliberate conspiracy to deprive lakhs of poor people in Bihar of their voting rights," Gagan alleged, questioning why the SIR was made mandatory just before the Bihar assembly elections when this was not conducted in the past 22 years. Rejecting the idea outright, the CPI-ML, a key ally of the INDIA bloc, likened the SIR to the NRC process. "This could result in the exclusion of the names of lakhs of people from marginalised communities from the voter list," the CPI-ML leaders said, adding why such an exercise is being conducted when a little over three months are left before the election announcement. They said according to the EC's new guidelines, individuals born between July 1, 1987, and December 2, 2004, must provide proof that either their mother or father is an Indian citizen, and those born after July 2, 2004, must prove that both parents are citizens, and the entire process needs to be completed within just one month. "The idea would turn out to be an exercise on the pattern of the preparation of the national register of citizens (NRC) in Assam, when people were asked to furnish relevant documents as proof for their enumeration and enlisting as citizens," CPI(ML) general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said on Wednesday. "The EC's exercise would result in delisting of a large number of people from the electoral roll, especially the poor, dalits, adivasis, and those belonging to the Muslim community," Bhattacharya alleged. The Congress said they were very much alert and have taken a lesson from the Maharashtra polls. "We are keeping a close watch on the situation," Congress spokesperson Rajesh Rathore said.
Time of India
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Left parties protest against attack in Gaza
Ranchi: Dozens of protestors from left parties on Tuesday held protest in the city against Israel's attack on Gaza strip saying that the war must stop. Members of CPI, CPI-M, CPI-ML and Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) staged a march from the Sainik Market shouting slogans like 'yudh nahi shanti chhaiye (we want peace nor war)' and 'Modi Sarkar chup kyu (why is Modi govt silent)' and reached Albert Ekka Chowk where they held a meeting. tnn
