Oppn raises issue of caste,religion of personnel
	
		
				Lucknow, Oct. 30 -- The Opposition parties raised the issue of the caste and religion of personnel appointed for the revision of voter lists while discussing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state during a meeting with Uttar Pradesh chief electoral Officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa here on Wednesday.
Rinwa assured the representatives of political parties that the SIR exercise will be transparent.
"It will be ensured that voters do not face any inconvenience during SIR," he said.
"A meeting with recognised political parties was held on Wednesday and detailed information was provided about the process, guidelines, and schedule of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) at the meeting," Rinwa said in a press statement.
The CEO urged the parties to submit the list of booth level agents who will work in coordination with booth level officers appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for SIR.
"ECI will be apprised of the issues raised by the political parties," he said.
A presentation on the SIR was also made during the meeting.
 Samajwadi Party state president Shyam Lal Pal handed over a memorandum to the CEO for removal of BLOs appointed on the basis of caste and religion. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) representatives said ECI should ensure that the BLOs visit the Dalits household during the enumeration phase and assist them in filling the documents.
Uttar Pradesh Congress representative Anas Khan said parties urged the CEO that ECI should ensure that revision of the voter list does not turn into a drive to check citizenship. The representatives of the BJP, CPI (M) and Apna Dal (S) also participated in the meeting.
BLOs will go door-to-door to distribute and collect the counting forms, and each voter will be given a receipt, according to a press statement. The voter list is available on voters.eci.gov.in and ceouttarpradesh.nic.in....
		
			
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