State govt. urged to protect people’s voting rights (opens original article in a new tab)

Protesters in Hubballi urged the State government to protect voting rights during the SIR of electoral rolls, citing concerns over potential voter deletions due to logical discrepancy criteria.

• CPI(M), CPI and pro-people organisations staged a demonstration in Hubballi urging the State government to protect voting rights during SIR of electoral rolls.
• Protesters expressed concern over voters being left out during matching and mapping, citing potential deletions due to logical discrepancy criteria.
• The memorandum to the Chief Minister requested the State government to ensure no voter is deleted for lack of documents and to simplify rules for issuing records as per ECI guidelines.