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I hope that you and the new team of Election Commissioners take a look at the concerns raised by me and act in a manner that invokes public trust in regard to the Commission’s willingness to act independently.
There have been concerns expressed by several civil society bodies and political parties on possible manipulation of the Electoral Rolls (https://youtu.be/Sa1FxRDXA8U)
In addition, the West Bengal Chief Minister has pointed out the existence of duplicate voter ID cards. I understand that the Commission is presently in the process of assessing the magnitude of the problem and taking necessary action (https://www.deccanherald.com/
In this connection, I wish to point out that there is a huge number of ghost Aadhar cards floating around and one has to be wary about the reliability of linking Aadhar identity to voter ID cards. I invite your attention in this regard to an excellent analysis attempted by Shri R N Bhaskar (https://bhaskarr.substack.
May I appeal to the Election Commission once again to address the public concerns in a forthright manner to restore its eroded public credibility?
All the best,
Yourssincerely,
E A S Sarma
Visakhapatnam
17th March 2025
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