Kolkata, Jan. 22 -- The Election Commission on Thursday directed the special observers that documents of all voters summoned for hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal must be examined thoroughly, with no room for negligence.
The instructions were issued at a meeting with special observers here.
The Commission has appointed 12 new special observers in the state this week, and the meeting focused on clearly outlining their responsibilities during the SIR hearing process.
According to sources, the Commission has made it clear that even the records and documents of voters whose cases have already been disposed of by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) must not be excluded from scrutiny.
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