West Bengal SIR marred by violence, officials obstructed from carrying work, EC tells SC
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Several instances of violence and intimidation have been witnessed during the special intensive revision of the electoral rolls in West Bengal, due to which officials have been obstructed from carrying out their work, the Election Commission has told the Supreme Court, reported Bar and Bench on Thursday.
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In an affidavit filed on Wednesday, the poll panel also sought the Supreme Court’s intervention to prevent what it described as a “systematic pattern of violence and threats” against its officials, according to The Times of India.
On January 28, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee moved the top court against the Election Commission, contending that the special intensive revision of poll rolls is being conducted in a partisan and hurried manner ahead of the Assembly elections.
Assembly elections in the state are expected to be held by April.
Banerjee also sought the court’s direction that the elections be conducted on the basis of the existing electoral rolls prepared last year.
Appearing for the poll panel, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had earlier told a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi that the Election Commission’s counter-affidavit would be relevant in the case filed by the chief minister, reported Bar and Bench.
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