Punjab SIR: Another ex-diplomat asked to prove citizenship
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Former Indian diplomat Ramesh Chander has been asked by the authorities conducting the special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Punjab to submit documents proving his citizenship, The Tribune reported on Tuesday.
The 75-year-old told the newspaper that he has been “summoned to appear with proof of residence” at a government office on Thursday despite sharing his Aadhaar and voter identity cards with a booth level officer in Jalandhar.
Chander told The Tribune that he has voted from Jalandhar in several elections, including the last Assembly elections in 2022 and the Lok Sabha polls in 2024.
Chander served as India’s ambassador to Belarus and the consul general in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. He also held positions including India’s counsellor in Japan and a minister at the embassy in Prague, Czech Republic.
He retired from the foreign service in December 2010.
A notice issued to Chander by the additional electoral registration officer of Jalandhar West on Saturday said that the documents he submitted were insufficient to establish his eligibility as a voter, the newspaper reported. It also said that his voter details did not match those in the electoral roll used before SIR.
Jalandhar Deputy Commissioner Varjeet Walia described the notice as part of the routine verification process, The Tribune reported. “Two categories of voters have so far been left out, those...