Election Commission Publishes Additional Voter Lists in West Bengal Amid Transparency Concerns

Additional lists are being published. However, there is no clarification from the Election Commission. Information on how many names are included in the third list and how many are excluded is not available as of Sunday afternoon. The commission is publishing information "through sources" instead of directly informing it. Earlier, 19 appellate tribunals were set up to hear applications for deletion of names under consideration. The question of transparent voting with extreme ambiguity in the voter list is all around. The CPI (M) has gone on strike in every assembly on Monday and Tuesday. It has appealed to all sections to join in the fight for civil rights and voting rights. The judicial tribunal's notification for inclusion of names in the voter list has been issued. The North 24 Parganas district collector's office has sent instructions to this effect. Earlier on 20 March, the Election Commission issued guidelines. The Supreme Court ordered the formation of tribunals to hear the names excluded in the West Bengal SIR process. As per that order, the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court constituted 19 tribunals. The 19 appellate tribunals will be headed by former judges of the Calcutta High Court. According to the recommendations of the Chief Justice of the North 24th Legislative Assembly,