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TMC MP Dev Completes Kolkata SIR Verification, Urges Easier Access for Senior Voters

He used the voter roll check to urge home visits for seniors facing long queues.

Overview

  • The actor-turned-MP attended the Special Intensive Revision hearing at Katjunagar Swarnamayee Vidyapith in Jadavpur and submitted the required documents.
  • Officials said he was slated for noon, arrived around 12:30 pm, and spent about 10 minutes at the venue.
  • He appealed to the Election Commission to take a more compassionate approach, including collecting documents from elderly and ailing voters at their homes.
  • He questioned the timing of the SIR exercise and highlighted the strain the process places on older voters.
  • Inside the venue he took photos and gave autographs, and afterward he praised officials overseeing the roll revision and posed for pictures with them.