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TMC slams EC for 'forcing' elderly people, PWDs to turn up at SIR hearing camps

Published - December 28, 2025 05:21 pm IST - KOLKATA TMC leaders, from left, Moloy Ghatak, Manas Ranjan Bhunia, Chandrima Bhattacharya, Aroop Biswas and Shashi Panja during a press conference after a meeting with West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal and submitting a memorandum listing their grievances at his office, in Kolkata on December 27. | Photo Credit: PTI The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday (December 28, 2025) alleged that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is forcing elderly and ailing citizens, as well as persons with disabilities, to attend hearings at camps located away from their residences as part of the SIR, instead of sending officials to their homes for verification. The hearing of "unmapped" electors began on December 27.

TMC slams EC for 'forcing' elderly people, PWDs to turn up at SIR hearing camps

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Key Highlights

  • TMC MP Partha Bhowmik alleged in a press conference that the ECI has summoned elderly and ailing persons who were categorised "unmapped" due to some discrepancies in their enumeration forms.
  • "This is nothing short of torture.
  • The ECI sends polling personnel to the residences of elderly persons due to mobility issue.
  • Why could they not follow the same procedure this time?" he said.
  • West Bengal SIR: Over 58 lakh deletions in draft roll; Kolkata North records highest percentage of deletions Mr.
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  1. TMC slams EC for 'forcing' elderly people, PWDs to turn up at SIR hearing camps

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