This is with reference to the news report ' HC reserves order on plea against SIR voter deletions' (TGE, Oct 14) . One can understand the deletion of a handful of eligible voter names from the SIR electoral rolls as a case of careless oversight and not wilful deceit. But how does the Election Commission justify the alleged deletions of lakhs of voter names in Bihar and Bengal resulting in a landslide victory for the BJP. Can we undo the damage already done by revising the SIR at this stage? Overall, it has also been found that around 13 crore names have been deleted across states and Union territories. All this has resulted in a nationwide clamour for the resignation of the Chief election Commissioner(CEC). Is there anything wrong with this?
AF NAZARETH, Alto Porvorim
