Bengal SIR: Grandson of artist who illustrated Constitution says his, wife’s names not on voter roll
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The grandson of noted artist Nandalal Bose, who illustrated the Constitution, has said that his and his wife’s names were left out of the West Bengal voter list after the special intensive revision of electoral rolls ahead of the Assembly elections, ETV Bharat reported on Friday.
West Bengal is among the 12 states and Union Territories where the special intensive revision of the electoral roll was undertaken.
On February 28, the Election Commission published the final electoral roll for West Bengal, showing that more than 61 lakh voters had been excluded.
However, the process continued with about 60 lakh “doubtful and pending” cases remaining under adjudication based on their objections to their exclusions from the draft rolls published in December.
Suprabuddha Sen (88) and his wife Deepa Sen (82) claimed that their names were among those marked as “pending” and later removed after adjudication, Bhaskar English reported.
“First, a hearing was held during which I submitted all the necessary documents,” ETV Bharat quoted Suprabuddha Sen as saying. “After this, the [Election Commission] officials visited our home, and I provided them with whatever information they requested. Yet, my and my wife’s names have been excluded.”
He added that a domestic worker, Chakradhar Nayak, who has lived with them for decades was also removed from the voter list.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had moved...