West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari has written to the Election Commission of India (ECI) requesting ‘stricter’ monitoring mechanisms for the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.

In his letter to the Election Commissioner, Adhikari on Wednesday urged that to “maintain neutrality” the second phase of SIR be placed strictly under the supervision of Micro Observers who should be Central Government employees. He also demanded that CCTV cover 100 per cent of the scrutiny phase and the hearing process to prevent “manipulation and to maintain full transparency of the process.”

He alleged that the party has received reports of “undue influence”.

He wrote, “We are receiving serious and consistent reports of undue influenc

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