West Bengal : The Trinamool Congress has launched a fresh offensive against the Election Commission and its Special Roll Observer Ravikant Singh. TMC MP Mahua Moitra, has alleged that the officer was indulging in conduct unbecoming of the elect
In a post on X, she said that the ECI observer sent to bengal should focus on their duty of "Observing' instead of other actions. "Dear @rajnathsingh ji - we look up to you. Ravi Kant Singh from your Ministry is in Bengal & indulging in conduct most unbecoming of an Observer. His job is not to force expeditious disposal when SC ordered 10 days time to file claims. @IASassociation," Moitra alleged.
Ravikant Singh is an IAS officer acting as a Special Roll Observer for the Election Commission of India in West Bengal. Ravikant Singh is part of the administrative team sent by the ECI to look after the election process. These interactions occurred during the Election Commission of India's Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls, which the opposition, including Mahua Moitra, has challenged in the Supreme Court, alleging partisanship.
Earlier, on Wednesday, Mahua Moitra alleged that the Election Commission has added 32 lakh unmapped cases to the 'Logical Discrepancy' (LD) list in West Bengal with the intent of confusing voters, despite the Supreme Court directing the commission to make all the LD cases public.
The Supreme Court on January 19 had directed the Election Commission of India to display the names of electors falling under the 'logical discrepancies' category in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
A three-judge bench led by CJI Surya Kant issued directions to the ECI on various pleas alleging procedural illegalities in the SIR exercise in West Bengal. The apex court noted that the ECI has issued notices to certain persons described as falling under the 'logical discrepancies' category. Thus, with a view to enabling persons included in the category, the Court issued a direction to display the names of such persons at Gram Panchayat Bhavans, Block Offices, and Ward Offices.