Bihar rolls revision could snatch votes of ‘tens of lakhs’, INDIA bloc tells EC | India News

NEW DELHI: Netas of the INDIA bloc met the Election Commission on Wednesday to query the timing of the particular intensive revision (SIR) of the Bihar electoral roll, saying it comes too near the following meeting ballot. They additionally complained that EC’s tips, together with solely those that are ‘ordinarily resident’ in a constituency, might have an effect on migrants who type a major half of the Bihar voters.The opposition informed EC that SIR could be “disastrous” because it could result in the deletion of “tens of lakhs” of real voters, particularly these on the margins. Eleven opposition events that met EC comprised Congress, RJD, TMC, DMK, SP, JMM, NCP-SP, Shiv Sena (UBT), CPI(M), CPI and CPI(ML) Liberation.EC but to listen to from oppn after Cong plea for ‘pressing’ meetCongress had approached the Election Commission on June 30 looking for an “urgent” assembly “any time after 4 pm on July 2” between the ballot panel and a delegation comprising 10 opposition events to debate the continuing particular intensive revision (SIR) of rolls in Bihar. However, EC, regardless of promptly writing again to every of the ten events to point availability of their representatives at 5 pm on July 2, is but to listen to from them.EC sources stated the “July 2” assembly with the multi-party opposition delegation thus stood deferred as no confirmations have been acquired.Sources informed TOI that whereas the mail acquired from a authorized counsel of the All India Congress Committee for the multi-party delegation’s appointment with EC was unilateral – with no related electronic mail acquired from the remaining 9 events or the AICC mail marked to them – the panel in its response despatched the identical day to every celebration – Congress, RJD, TMC, DMK, SP, NCP, JMM, CPI, CPM and CPI(ML) Liberation – welcoming their request and looking for their confirmations for a gathering at 5 pm on July 2. However, not one of the events, Congress included, had responded to EC’s mail until late Tuesday, stated EC sources.Even so, a TMC delegation met EC on Tuesday as half of its session with events on all poll-related points.