West Bengal’s SIR struck 9.6 million voters, 12% of the state, off the rolls. The fallout now goes beyond vote: a deleted name can mean Bengali Muslims, anywhere in India, face detention on suspicion of being “illegal Bangladeshis.” Sanhati Banerjee has 4 such stories article-14.com/post/-like-a...
article-14.com‘Like A Caged Bird’: Voting Rights Deleted, Bengali Muslim Workers Detained Illegally For Weeks In ChhattisgarhIn West Bengal, the fallout from the SIR—which left 9.6 million registered voters, or 12% of the state population, off the electoral rolls—has moved beyond the right to vote. Deletion or adjudication ...
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