Kolkata, March 4 -- : The office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has submitted a comprehensive note to the Election Commission of India in New Delhi, drawing attention to what it describes as intentional lapses by a section of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
In its communication, the CEO's office has proposed disciplinary proceedings against those EROs and AEROs found to have willfully neglected their duties, while clarifying that the final call on punitive action rests with the Commission.
According to sources in the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer's office, the report sing...