US EditionGoa Cong MP says he got ECI notice asking him to prove identity to retain name in electoral rolls
MP Viriato Fernandes says the identity verification notice is part of a special electoral roll revision accused of targeting legitimate voters, raising concerns from opposition groups.
- On Jan 8 from Panaji, Viriato Fernandes, Congress Lok Sabha MP from South Goa, alleged he received an Election Commission of India notice to prove his identity to stay on the electoral rolls.
- Against the backdrop of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Fernandes said subjecting an MP to scrutiny confirms Opposition claims that the Special Intensive Revision targets legitimate voters.
- Fernandes noted his decades of voting, saying he served 26 years in the Indian Navy and travelled from distant postings to Goa multiple times to vote since 1989 after Rajiv Gandhi's reform.
- Fernandes questioned the state of a common man, asking if an MP faces such scrutiny, what hope do ordinary voters have, while state Election Commission officials declined to comment.
- The report from Panaji on Jan 8 shows Viriato Fernandes alleged the Special Intensive Revision aims to delete legitimate voters, implying potential disenfranchisement.
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Clarification issued over unmapped form of MP Viriato Fernandes during SIR in Goa
Panaji, Jan 8 (IANS) Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Goa, the office of the Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) for the 26-Dabolim Assembly constituency… Continue reading Clarification issued over unmapped form of MP Viriato Fernandes during SIR in Goa The post Clarification issued over unmapped form of MP Viriato Fernandes during SIR in Goa first appeared on Australia India News.
Goa Cong MP asked by ECI to verify identity for electoral rolls
Congress' Lok Sabha MP from South Goa Viriato Fernandes has alleged that he received a notice from the Election Commission of India (ECI), in which he was asked to appear before it with documents to prove his identity in order to retain his name in the electoral rolls.
Congress MP Viriato Fernandes Questions ECI Notice for Identity Verification
Panaji: South Goa Member of Parliament and Congress leader Viriato Fernandes has objected to the Election Commission of India (ECI) sending him a notice as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), asking him to appear before them with valid proof to establish his identity. In a post on his social media page, Fernandes said that he has received a notice from the ECI to appear with documents… Source
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