About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of the recent electoral process in West Bengal and the complexities surrounding citizenship.
West Bengal just went to the polls with several million voters struck off the electoral rolls, banished to some kind of limbo land. The Special Intensive Revision or (SIR) process was meant to clean up the voter list. But we will be no nearer a consensus on how to determine what citizenship really means.
People in this episode
Host: Sandip Roy
Topics covered
- citizenship
- voter registration
- electoral process
- West Bengal elections
- political identity
Keywords
- citizenship
- voter rolls
- West Bengal
- elections
- politics
- identity
- Special Intensive Revision
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Special Intensive Revision
Places: West Bengal
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