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’18 lakh vulnerable pensioners left in the lurch’: Naveen slams Odisha govt for three-month delay in pension

Stepping up his attack on the BJP-led Odisha government, Leader of the Opposition and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Friday accused it of failing the state's most vulnerable citizens over the non-disbursal of social security pensions to nearly 18 lakh beneficiaries for the last three months, and urged Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to ensure immediate release of the pending payments.

TMC pressuring BLOs to include incorrect voters: BJP

As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls enters a crucial phase in West Bengal, a political storm has erupted with the state BJP accusing the ruling Trinamul Congress of manipulating the process, even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Election Commission of India (ECI) for imposing “inhuman pressure” on Booth Level Officers (BLOs) following the suicide of a poll worker in Jalpaiguri.