Many residential complexes at Himayatnagar have been served a notice by the GHMC regarding deletion of their names from the electoral list claiming they have been absent from their houses for the last six months!
The notice comes just ahead of the GHMC election. This is just one instance, apparently, the corporation has sent thousands of such notices. However civic body has denied any incidence of unconfirmed deletion of names.
They were served the notice on June 8 under Rule 21 of Registration of Electors Rules 1960 and Section 22 of the Representation of Peoples Act 1950 that their names are going to be deleted on grounds of ceasing to be ordinarily residents of the constituency on June 18.
The notice dated June 8 and signed by the Electoral Registration Officer for 60-Khairatabad Assembly Constituency, also offered the recipients of notice to make their case, if any, before him on June 17, for any possible correction.
However, the notice was served a day after the date of summons! Further, the notices that were meant to have been served to them personally were handed over to the watchman’s uneducated wife.
GHMC notice to N Venugopal Rao said that the notices are being served to those who have not seeded their Aadhaar numbers with the electoral photo identity card (EPIC) at a time when the Supreme Court has stated that Aadhaar seeding was not mandatory. The GHMC official, admitting the same, added, “Aadhaar and EPIC seeding works are progressing. We have instructions and we are following them,” said the official.