Tag: Voter Deletion
2.29 Crore Fewer Voters in Five States After SIR, JIH Questions Electoral Integrity Ahead of Assembly Polls
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind raises alarm over 2.29 crore fewer voters across five states after SIR, demanding electoral transparency ahead of Assembly polls. The organisation also flags the Azam Khan case, with Salim Engineer alleging political witch-hunting and misuse of investigative agencies
Taken From Home, Heard From Bangladesh: Bengal Man’s Family Seeks Answers
Months after Abdul Rahim was allegedly detained in Uttar Dinajpur, his family heard his voice from Bangladesh. Two phone calls brought relief that he was alive, but also raised a frightening question: how did a man taken into custody in Bengal cross the border?
Democracy or Deleted? Rahul Gandhi Takes the Voter-List Fight to the Streets
Rahul Gandhi’s confrontation with the Election Commission over SIR has moved from Parliament to the streets. As Congress expands its protests over alleged voter deletions, the BJP challenges its claims, turning the electoral-roll dispute into a wider battle over institutional credibility and democracy
Bulldozers, Evictions and Fear: The Human Cost of Bengal’s New Governance
Just a month has passed since the new government came to power in West Bengal, but for many ordinary people, life already feels different.
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Between a Paralysed Elder and a 19-Year-Old: The 1956 Deed That No Longer Guarantees a Vote
Kolkata's Metiabruz faces voter row as Garwan clan loses 15 members, including eight women. Residents allege 37,000 deletions, while activist Jiten Nandi’s hunger strike demands transparency, restoration, and accountability.
IIM Academic, Aliah Professors, Journalist—All ‘Deleted’: Bengal’s Voter List Deletion Sparks Outrage
IIM and Aliah University professors, an Anandabazar Patrika journalist, and medical students face disenfranchisement as the ECI deletes their names. Protesters at Park Circus Maidan now demand justice for 27 lakh voters