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Nearly 1.6 lakh voter appeals remain pending in Kolkata and Howrah following SIR deletions. A broad coalition of opposition parties, civil rights groups and public figures has urged the West Bengal State Election Commission to delay municipal polls until January 2027 and include voters whose appeals are awaiting tribunal decisions.

Neha Bora has refused to sign a peace bond, calling it an attempt to curb dissent. The Delhi High Court has directed authorities to disclose the material against the AISA president and ensure natural justice before any bond order. AISA has also alleged threats against her outside Mandir Marg Police Station.

AISA president Neha Bora has moved the Delhi High Court challenging a peace bond notice issued by Delhi Police under the BNSS. The student organisation alleges police intimidation and a crackdown on peaceful protests demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and the rollback of SIR

The Congress has defended calls for regime change through elections as its confrontation with the BJP intensifies over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. With P. Chidambaram and Pawan Khera challenging the BJP’s criticism, separate Supreme Court proceedings have brought electoral transparency, voter deletions and the limits of political protest into sharper focus.