Of 27 lakh 'logical discrepancy' deletions in West Bengal, only 7 lakh appealed
NEW DELHI: In a new twist to the simmering controversy over the West Bengal SIR, Supreme Court was informed Tuesday that against 27-lakh odd deletions from voters’ list because of ‘ logical discrepancy ’ only seven lakh filed appeals seeking inclusion of their names in the electoral rolls .
A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was informed by senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan that of total 38.1 lakh appeals filed before the SIR appellate tribunals, an overwhelming 31 lakh were filed by those who challenged inclusion of names in the rolls claiming they were ineligible to be voters in Bengal.
A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was informed by senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan that of total 38.1 lakh appeals filed before the SIR appellate tribunals, an overwhelming 31 lakh were filed by those who challenged inclusion of names in the rolls claiming they were ineligible to be voters in Bengal.
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