R Rajagopal: Editors Guild of India condemns 'denial' of voting and passport rights of former The Telegraph editor
- A leading journalists' body in India has condemned what it says is the denial of voting and passport rights to a former editor.
- R Rajagopal, who worked at The Telegraph newspaper, says, external his passport renewal was held up after his name was removed from the electoral roll in West Bengal during a controversial voter list revision.
- Known as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the exercise is being carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to identify ineligible voters.
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- A leading journalists' body in India has condemned what it says is the denial of voting and passport rights to a former editor.
- R Rajagopal, who worked at The Telegraph newspaper, says, external his passport renewal was held up after his name was removed from the electoral roll in West Bengal during a controversial voter list revision.
- Known as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the exercise is being carried out by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to identify ineligible voters.
Sources: BBC News