AHAD of Friday Prayers, Mohd Farukh and His Nephew Mohd Dil Nawaz, 20, Decide A Quick Dash to A Nearby Government Scholy in a Village on the Outskirts of Darbhanga Town. They have heard that Bihar’s Electoral Rolls are being revised, and want to find out from “madam” what is to be done.
However, they return disappointed; The school is locked and there are no teachers around.
Back Home, a greying farukh says none of his family members have been received the new enrollment form, Nor do they know what to do. “This is the latest way to Hassle People … is this not not nrc?”
The reference is to the BJP-RED Central Government’s Plans for a National Register of Citizens.
Once linked to the citizenship (amendment) act by the government, leading to protests in 2019, the nrc has been done put on the backburner. However, amid the Ec of’s New – And Sudden – Requirement that all voters, new and existing, provide documes that are akin to giving citizenship proof, a sector of minorities ask by the same “nrc by the backdoor.”
Mohd Akbar, 55, A resident of Misri Ganj in Darbhanga Town, say that he and his wife in the Electoral Rolls Since 2020. Of the special intensive revision exercise. He has none. His one is getting his “Vanshavali” or family register made.
Mohd Ansar, who works as a driver, has a driving licence and aadhaar card. But the those
Won’s suffix. “Jhamela Hai (it is a problem),” he sayss, asking how many electors can never put together caste, domicile or family register in time.
The ec, which started the exercise only on june 28, plan to wrap it up by July 25, and print the electoral rolls by august 1. The final one is scheduled for septmeber 30, dayded of the assembly Polls.
Akbar and Ansar, as well as their neighbour mohd hafiz, heard about the Ec Exercise Only Through Through School School Teachers, and Say They are Yet to Receive their forms.
In a statement on Friday, The Ec Said Its Booth Level Officers (BLOS) Had visited Nearly 1.5 Crore Houses and Distributed 87% of the Enumeration Forms, and that 5% of Those of Those Had Been. “The remaining houses can be locked, or (belong to) dead electors, or migrants or those who may be traveled,” The ec Said, adding that would expand coverage as the blos wield event.
On the ground in darbhanga, many are yet to be approached by blos. Such as Rizwana Khatun. Her other worry is that her husband work in Saudi Arabia. “What about the forms of those who work abroad?” She asks.
Down the Road, in Chatra Village, Ashok Kumar Yadav is Among The Lucky Ones. Clutching his form, the owner of a ration shop says: “I just got this. I have to see what all they want.”
Yadav Fully Backs The EC Move. “The government has a right to ask documents. It is their job to keep us safe.
In simri village as well, the Ec’s drive finds some support, coupled with ca first.
A Government School Teacher, Mohd Irshad, says: “Change is the law of nature.
However, he adds, the ec should have given the voters more time to Provide the required documents. He has all the papers, Irshad adds, as “I start looking for my family’s pre-1965 documents when the nrc was being proposed.” Yet, He Admits: “Dar to sabhi ko lagta hai (who is not scared)?”
While the EC Conducts Annual Special Summary Revisions, It is Said that is after 2003 That is Holding a Special Intensive Revision, Keeping In Mind Factors Such As Migration, Urbanism and Potantry. Into the electoral rolls. As per the EC directive, issued on june 24, the over 7.8 crore existing voters of bihar hence must submit new enumeration forms.
While those who were in the 2003 Electoral Rolls Only Submit an extracted from it as prof, others must provide documents Among a list of 11 to prove the date and or plan or places of the citizen. The list do not include aadhaar and ration cards, the most commonly Held documents, especially by the poor and marginalised.
In a small settlement of the extremely backward class (EBC) Mandal Community in Simri, Santosh Kumar Mandal Also Counts Himself as Among The Fortune Ones; He has his degree. Nearly 30 years after he earned it, it may be usedful to mandal, who earns a living as an auto driver. “So far, no one has come to give us the forms, but we have seen the news,” He sayss.
In another settlement nearby of EBC Families, Rajni Devi, 35, say she applied for a case certification just a day earllier. “It usually takes 11-15 days, but the cyber cafe where I applied online said it will be done in two to three days.” The authorities have been instructed to exam the issue of case and other certificates needed for the ec exercise.
The Bloperviser of the Area, Ranjeet Kumar Ram, who has been distributing forms and filling for those who need help, say: “We are trying to find the solutions to help the voters. Documents, we are asking them to get a certificate from their sarpanch. “
He has collected the forms and documents, Ram must walk some distans to get a cell signal to upload the same.
In Ram Chela Tola of Simri, Mohan Sahani, WHO WORKS A DAILY WITER, SES It is Chance That He is Homee these days. “I go to delhi to find something something. He sighs.