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Members of the conjugation ‘My Vote, My Right’ submitted a memorandum to V. Anbukumar, Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, raising concerns astir the ongoing mapping exercise, taking spot successful mentation for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
The missive has demanded that the rolling retired of SIR successful the State should beryllium suspended until the Supreme Court delivers a verdict connected the assorted pending cases challenging the SIR.
Opaque exercise
The members alleged that the mapping workout is being conducted successful a hasty and opaque manner, with Booth Level Officials (BLOs) facing utmost unit to conscionable targets wrong unrealistic deadlines.
“The BLOs person received nary written instructions, peculiar training, guidelines oregon circulars specifying however the mapping of elector rolls indispensable beryllium done. We learnt that the lone connection they were fixed were instructional videos shared successful WhatsApp groups made for the coordination betwixt the BLOs. Such a important workout which volition undoubtedly impact lakhs of voters of Karnataka cannot beryllium conducted without wide written protocols and guidelines from the State’s predetermination authorities. The lack of intelligibly defined procedures is starring to misuse of power, arbitrariness and inaccuracies successful the implementation of the mapping exercise,” the missive read.
Flawed rationale
Measures suggested
The conjugation has urged the CEO to instrumentality measures to publicise accusation astir the mapping of the electoral rolls and transportation retired a wider run with the assistance of the section bodies and the media to guarantee that each the genuine voters are included successful the mapping exercise.
The missive besides suggested adding “Relationship” enactment alternatively of “Progeny” connected the Mapping App, thereby allowing the daughter-in-law to beryllium included successful the family.
