Mamata Banerjee makes desperate attempts at managing a messy affair
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) People in West Bengal are said to be passionate largely about two things, sports and culture. It seems that both have played their parts in the state government’s desperate attempts at containing a messy episode, barely months before the Assembly election. Lionel Messi’s Kolkata fiasco has become more than a […]
ECI issues fresh instructions on deceased voters list in Bengal SIR
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday gave fresh instructions to electoral officers at different levels engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal regarding preparation of a separate list of deceased voters in the state. An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), […]
Bengal LoP urges ECI to ‘protect’ SIR appeal proceedings
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP), Suvendu Adhikari, has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to initiate steps to “protect” the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) when hearings begin on appeals over draft electoral rolls. In his letter to the ECI, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader […]
BJP writes to ECI, seeks greater independence for West Bengal CEO office
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IANS) State unit of BJP has appealed to the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking greater independence for the office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, amid the constant attack it has been facing both from the state administration as well as the ruling dispensation in the state. The BJP submitted […]
