EDITORIALCITIZENSHIP AND ELECTORAL DOCUMENTATION UNDER THE SPECIAL…
The State Never Gave Him Papers - Now It Wants Him to Produce Them
As the Election Commission conducts a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls nationwide, with over 5.58 crore names already deleted, the editorial argues that demanding rigorous documentary proof of birth date, residence and citizenship recreates a structural failure of the state's own making - one where the majority of citizens, especially rural and older Indians, were never given the very documents now required of…
UPSC Relevance9/10
Time to Read3 min read
Total Views30,093
Read Analysis