Of 27 lakh ‘logical discrepancy’ deletions in West Bengal, only 7 lakh appealed

A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana was informed by senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan that of total 38.1 lakh appeals filed before the SIR appellate tribunals, an overwhelming 31 lakh were filed by those who challenged inclusion of names in the rolls claiming they were ineligible to be voters in Bengal.

By DHANANJAY MAHAPATRA