Every single genuine person must remain on electoral roll, CJI tells West Bengal CM in Supreme Court
CJI Kant: Every genuine person must be on the electoral roll.
Banerjee to CJI: May I explain? I belong to that State.
CJI Kant: Is there any doubt about it, Madam?
Banerjee: We came here when we're not getting justice anywhere.
Banerjee: SIR is a process of deletion, not inclusion.
CJI Kant: ECI cannot run from its Constitutional duty.
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Also read: West Bengal SIR hearing highlightsChief Minister Banerjee, who insisted on addressing the Bench, said she had only a “humble request”. I belong to that State,” Ms. Banerjee addressed the Bench. The Chief Minister said nearly 1.4 crore voters in West Bengal were excluded from the electoral roll for “logical discrepancies”. Ms. Banerjee recounted how women who had married and not changed their surnames were ousted from the draft electoral rolls. “These micro-observers bulldoze the peopl
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