Enroll your names in voters list by Nov 20: CEO Sanjeev Kumar
2019 Lok Sabha election
Bengaluru, October 10: As those, who complete 18 years as on January 2019, were eligible for exercising their votes in the forthcoming Lok Sabha election, they should enroll themselves by November 20, said Chief Electoral Officer Sanjeev Kumar.
Speaking to reporters at his office here on Wednesday, Sanjeev Kumar said that except the constituencies where by-elections would be held, the Election Commission has announced the provisional list of voters in all 198 Assembly constituencies in the state which has 4,48,89,191 voters. Now the drafts of the voters lists were announced. Those who want to include their names in the voters lists, should file their applications at the offices of tahsildars in rural areas and revenue office and through online in urban areas, he said.
Final list on Jan 4
Verification would be conducted to certify the personal details and residential address of those who apply for the enrollment. Later, the final list would be announced on January 4, he said.
BBMP limits
The draft copy of the voters list of 28 Assembly constituencies in the BBMP limits has total 89,57,064 voters and the new voters could enroll their names by November 20, BBMP Commissioner Manjunath Prasad said appealing the eligible voters to enroll themselves without fail.
Each Assembly constituency should have average 66 to 68 per cent of voters. But the Yeshwanthpur has 73.99%, KR Puram-72.47%, RR Nagar-69.67% voters. Mahalakshmi Layout, Padmanabha Nagar, Rajajinagar, Jayanagar, Gandhinagar, BTM Layout have less voters. It would be verified and take a decision, he said.
“While enrolling in the voters list from October 10-20, the political parties should appoint their agents in each polling booth to avoid confusions. If it happens, there will be no issues after the announcement of the final voters list”.
- Sanjeev Kumar, Chief Electoral Officer
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
