The Supreme Court of India is set to request a report from the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court regarding the functioning of appellate tribunals in the West Bengal SIR context. This move comes in light of allegations that the Election Commission used logical discrepancies as an excuse for widespread voter exclusion.
Parakala Prabhakar has termed the situation in Bengal SIR a 'bloodless massacre,' raising concerns over the integrity of the electoral process and the implications for democracy in the region.