The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a batch of petitions concerning the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, just days before the upcoming assembly elections. The hearing, scheduled for April 13, will examine challenges related to the freezing and finalisation of voter lists by the Election Commission. Petitioners have raised concerns that many eligible voters were excluded without adequate opportunity for correction, making the issue highly significant in the election process.
The SIR exercise, intended to clean up electoral rolls by removing duplicates and ineligible entries, has sparked intense political and legal debate across the state. Reports suggest that lakhs of names were deleted, with a substantial number of cases still under dispute, raising questions about transparency and fairness. The apex court is also expected to review related incidents, including alleged disruptions involving officials overseeing the revision process, as West Bengal prepares for voting scheduled later this month.
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