SSR of Electoral Rolls LDF Representatives Walk out of All-Party Meeting Convened by Keralam CEO
The CEO expressed his helplessness.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The representatives of the opposition Left Democratic Front (LDF) walked out in protest from an all-party meeting convened by Chief Electoral Officer , Kerala, D. Sajith Babu on Friday, demanding that all voters excluded from the electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Keralam be reinstated.
CPM leader M. V. Jayarajan and CPI leader Sathyan Mokeri told media persons that they had urged election officials to restore the names of 24.08 lakh voters who were excluded when the draft SIR list was published.
The CEO expressed his helplessness. "We have asked the CEO to convey the demand to the Election Commission of India," said Jayarajan.
The all-party meeting was convened in connection with the Special Summary Revision (SSR) of the electoral roll, which is currently underway in the state. Political parties demanded that the deadline set for rationalisation of polling stations in Kerala, November 2, be extended.