Kang seeks special provisions for NRIs in electoral roll revision
Chandigarh, May 18 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member of Parliament (MP) Malvinder Singh Kang has demanded special provisions for NRIs in the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, claiming that the process aimed at cleaning the electoral rolls risks inadvertently silencing the voice of lakhs of such voters.
The MP sent a letter to the Election Commission, expressing serious concerns about the exercise's possible impact on NRI voters. "Anxiety is sweeping through this community. Many hold valid voter registrations in Punjab for years, even decades. However, the practical realities of life abroad make physical presence for verification challenging," he wrote, pointing to strict timelines that could lead to deletion of their names.
Kang urged the poll panel to provide for online/digital verification for overseas voters holding valid electors photo identity cards, extended timelines for document submission, facility for verification and attestation through Indian embassies. HTC...
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