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Ex-Minister Raises Allegations Over West Bengal Youth Voter Registration
Former Union Minister Singh has raised questions about voter registration in West Bengal.
The issue concerns a process called SIR and objections filed using Form 7.
Singh wants to know who submitted many of these objections.
He also questioned why the objections were processed when the people who signed them allegedly did not appear.
He said 16 lakh voters were left out of the electoral rolls after appeals were made against their registration.
Singh said two Election Commissioners reportedly denied approving those appeals.
He asked who authorised them instead.
He also claimed that 90% of the cases decided so far found the excluded voters eligible.
Former Union Minister Singh questioned the processing of large-scale Form 7 objections during SIR.
He asked who filed the objections and why they were processed despite alleged non-appearance by signatories.
Singh alleged that 16 lakh West Bengal voters were excluded after appeals against their registration.
He cited reported denials by two Election Commissioners that they authorised the appeals.
Singh claimed 90% of excluded voters whose appeals had been decided were found eligible.
- Who
- Former Union Minister Singh, along with officials involved in processing voter objections and appeals.
- What
- Singh alleged irregularities involving Form 7 objections, voter exclusions, and appeals during SIR.
- Where
- West Bengal.
- When
- The article does not specify when the events or allegations occurred.
- Why
- Singh sought explanations about who filed and authorised the objections and appeals, and why eligible voters were excluded.
Singh’s allegations
Reported official position
Authorisation of appeals
Singh’s allegations
Singh asked who approved the appeals, citing reports that two Election Commissioners denied authorising them.
Reported official position
The two Election Commissioners reportedly denied authorising the appeals; the article does not identify who approved them or provide a further official explanation.
Voter exclusions
Singh’s allegations
Singh alleged that 16 lakh voters were excluded and claimed that 90% of decided cases found the voters eligible.
Reported official position
The article provides no separate response from election authorities disputing or confirming Singh’s figures.
Form 7 objections
Singh’s allegations
Singh questioned who submitted the large-scale objections and why they were processed despite alleged non-appearance by signatories.
Reported official position
The article does not provide an explanation from election authorities about the filing or processing of the objections.
Key facts
- Issue
- Allegations concerning youth voter registration and electoral-roll exclusions under SIR
- Objected voters
- Singh alleged that 16 lakh voters were denied inclusion after appeals against their registration.
- Form involved
- Form 7 objections
- Reported official position
- Two Election Commissioners reportedly denied authorising the appeals.
- Eligibility finding
- Singh claimed 90% of excluded voters whose appeals had been decided were found eligible.
- Main questions raised
- Who filed the objections, why they were processed, and who authorised the appeals.
Sources
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