‘Needs to be examined’: Supreme Court seeks Centre, ECI response on biometric voting plea The Supreme Court is reviewing a proposal to implement fingerprint and iris scans at polling stations to combat voter fraud and impersonation. Notices have been issued to the central government, Election Commission, and states. While acknowledging the need to examine this for future elections, the court clarified it won't be introduced for current state polls. #Supreme_Court #polling_stations #seeks_Centre #ECI_response #biometric_voting #voting_plea #implement_fingerprint #iris_scans #combat_voter #voter_fraud
EC seeks report on Mamata’s ‘provocative’ remark from CEO With her statement seen as a provocation to TMC women workers and supporters to launch attacks at polling stations in rural areas, posing a risk to the central armed police forces deployed there, of facing criminal charges were they to intervene and stop them, EC will examine if the statement amounts of provocation and interferes in discharge of duties by poll and security personnel. #security_personnel #seeks_report #rural_areas #TMC_women #provocative’_remark #women_workers #launch_attacks #polling_stations #central_armed #armed_police
