03-07-2006, 10:22 PM
http://www.saag.org/papers18/paper1722.html
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN WEST BENGAL - Legalised Voters?
by R.Upadhyay
Various news papers' reports suggest that under the on going "Operation Clean Roll" exercise in West Bengal launched by the Election Commission (EC) of India, "revised" Voters' lists were hung outside booths all over the State on February 23, 2006. Till that day the names of 13 lakh bogus voters were deleted. The EC however, was apparently not fully satisfied with the outcome of the operation and therefore sent the team of Election Observers headed by K. J. Rao back for further check-up of the Voters' list. Reacting over the exercise, the State Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Anil Biswas said, âlet them send hundreds of observers, yet nothing will prevent us from winning" (Pioneer dated February 24, 2006). Such over confidence of the State chief of the party shows that he is fully assured of its captive vote bank, as key to party's electoral success.
ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN WEST BENGAL - Legalised Voters?
by R.Upadhyay
Various news papers' reports suggest that under the on going "Operation Clean Roll" exercise in West Bengal launched by the Election Commission (EC) of India, "revised" Voters' lists were hung outside booths all over the State on February 23, 2006. Till that day the names of 13 lakh bogus voters were deleted. The EC however, was apparently not fully satisfied with the outcome of the operation and therefore sent the team of Election Observers headed by K. J. Rao back for further check-up of the Voters' list. Reacting over the exercise, the State Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), Anil Biswas said, âlet them send hundreds of observers, yet nothing will prevent us from winning" (Pioneer dated February 24, 2006). Such over confidence of the State chief of the party shows that he is fully assured of its captive vote bank, as key to party's electoral success.