SIR verification: EC summons Mohammad Shami in Kolkata; cricketer seeks fresh dates

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has asked Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami to look successful Kolkata for a proceeding nether the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The proceeding has present been rescheduled aft Shami cited nonrecreational commitments.Shami was primitively called to look connected Monday astatine a schoolhouse successful Jadavpur on with his member Mohammed Kaif for elector verification. However, the pacer could not be arsenic helium is presently successful Rajkot, representing Bengal successful the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Following his request, the Election Commission agreed to springiness caller dates and the proceeding volition present beryllium held betwixt January 9 and 11.Officials said Shami is simply a registered elector of Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s Ward 93, which falls nether the Rashbehari constituency. According to the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s office, the proceeding was required aft discrepancies were recovered successful the Enumeration Form submitted by Shami and his brother.“The Enumeration Form was incorrectly filled retired by the cricketer and his brother, due to the fact that of which they were called for the hearing,” an authoritative said.Though primitively from Uttar Pradesh, Shami has lived successful Kolkata for respective years owed to his cricketing career.

He moved to the metropolis astatine a young age, trained nether erstwhile Bengal Ranji skipper Sambaran Bandyopadhyay and aboriginal earned a spot successful Bengal’s under-22 team.The improvement comes amid the Special Intensive Revision workout successful West Bengal, which has seen respective celebrities being issued proceeding notices, placing them connected the aforesaid footing arsenic mean voters. Apart from Shami, histrion and Trinamool Congress MP Dev and histrion mates Laboni Sarkar and Kaushik Bandyopadhyay, person besides been called oregon identified during the process.Election officials said the SIR workout is aimed astatine correcting elector records and ensuring accuracy. All voters, including nationalist figures are required to comply with the verification process.