ECI Press Note Offers Damage Control, Not SIR Fix

The Election Commission's press note concedes administrative objections raised by two Election Commissioners but offers no remedy for the Special Intensive Revision, which removed over 13 crore names from draft rolls. It implicitly admits flawed implementation, asking deleted electors to reapply as new applicants. The note leaves unanswered who authorised 16.1 lakh removal appeals in West Bengal.