Kolkata, Feb. 14 -- The Election Commission of India has written again to the West Bengal government seeking clarification on the list of officers sent for deployment for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, this time specifically asking for details of Group-B micro-observers.
Sources said the office of the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has sought an explanation after finding that nearly 30 per cent of the Group-C employees included in the list submitted by the state were described as Group-B officials on the basis of enhanced pay, in line with a Supreme Court order.
The Commission has questioned whether a change in pay scale can automatically lead to a change in rank.
The Commission has also pointed out that ...