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Electoral Rolls Need Scrutiny, Not Another INDIA-Bloc Melodrama

Indian Politics · · 7 min read

Electoral Rolls Need Scrutiny, Not Another INDIA-Bloc Melodrama

Bihar’s roll revision exposed real administrative weaknesses, but it also showed how quickly the opposition substitutes alarming claims for the slower work of filing objections. I support strict safeguards, not the presumption that every verification exercise is a conspiracy.

By Meenakshi Iyer

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