‘SIR Forms Should be Revised If They're not Eliciting Required Info’: Ex-Navy Chief After Getting Notice |
Listen to this article:
New Delhi: Former chief of naval staff Admiral Arun Prakash and his wife have been served notices asking them to prove their eligibility to remain on Goa’s voter rolls amid the Election Commission (EC)’s special intensive revision (SIR) in the state, prompting the ex-navy chief to note that their local booth-level officer had visited them thrice prior to this.
The notice served to Admiral Prakash said that as Goa’s chief electoral officer could not establish him or his relatives as registered electors, he would have to appear before EC officials with his documents to have his identity verified, the Times of India reported.
Responding to criticism that someone of his stature had to ‘prove his identity’, the admiral said that while he does not expect to be granted any “special privileges” and that he and his wife will comply with the........