Kolkata, Jan 23 || Amid reports of unlisted identity documents being accepted as authentic ones during the hearing sessions on the claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India has directed the special roll observers (SROs) and the micro-observers to report such cases to the ECI daily.
Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) stated that the ECI has also outlined a step-by-step procedure for reporting cases of unlisted documents being cleared as authentic.
In case any micro-observer present at any hearing table does not agree with the decision of the electoral registration officer (ERO) or assistant electoral registration officer (AERO) on the acceptability of any documents, that micro-observer will first register his objections along with explanations in the matter to the ERO or AERO concerned.
Sources said that in cases the EROs and AEROs concerned ignore the valid objections of the micro-observers, the latter should report such matters to the SROs.