W.B. Congress asks EC to settle voter roll cases before poll schedule

The West Bengal Congress on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of India (EC) to complete the adjudication process for voters in the State before announcing any election schedule, warning that a large number of electors could otherwise be left out of the rolls.

In a memorandum submitted to the EC, the party sought completion of the adjudication process for more than 60 lakh electors in West Bengal before the commencement of the election process. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in-charge of West Bengal, Ghulam Ahmad Mir, State Congress president Subhankar Sarkar, MP Isha Khan Choudhury, AICC secretary B.P. Singh, and Prasenjit Bose said the electoral rolls published on February 28, pursuant to an order of the Supreme Court of India, contain 7,04,59,284 electors.