“The chief election commissioner is not in the scheme of things how the Special Intensive Revision is rolling out in Bengal. ADVERTISEMENT“We asked about the hiring of outside agencies by the EC in Bengal, he (CEC Gyanesh Kumar) claimed he was unaware. “Clicking on the name, there are four dropdowns: sent to District Election Officer (DEO); generate hearing notices; found ok; found ineligible. When the ‘found ok’ box is clicked notices are getting generated,” Abhishek claimed. He cannot issue a circular because he knows all the political parties will take it to the court,” said Abhishek.

Source: The Telegraph December 31, 2025 11:45 UTC