KOLKATA: Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen expressed concerns over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ...

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The economist questioned whether it was fair to demand strict documentation from citizens who may not have access to those ...

Amartya Sen warned that the SIR exercise, like the one in Bihar, could end up "disenfranchising" a large number of poor and marginalised people ...

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A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi allowed claim forms to be submitted along with Aadhaar card number and any ...

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Questioning the fairness of the bureaucratic process, Sen demanded strict documentation from citizens who may not have access to those things. Adding that administrative processes and periodic ...

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Sen's concerns echoed those of opposition parties and activists, who claimed that the SIR exercise can lead to wrongful ...