West Bengal SIR: Nandalal Bose’s 88-yr-old grandson made to try thrice before voting despite SC relief

KOLKATA: The household of celebrated creator Nandalal Bose's grandson voted Thursday successful Santiniketan, but lone aft 2 to 3 attempts contempt a tribunal clearing their names pursuing SC intervention, exemplifying the hurdles that citizens had to transverse to workout their rights.Suprabuddha Sen (88) and his woman Deepa Sen (82) were initially made to permission the booth with officials decreeing they needed a written bid from the Birbhum territory magistrate to vote. Eventually, however, the aged mates were fixed VIP attraction and escorted to the booth astir 4pm to ballot aft the substance was escalated to the DM.

The travails began aboriginal successful the time erstwhile Deepa went to the booth astatine Visva Bharati Staff Club.

"I told the BLO that our names appeared connected supplementary database published Wednesday, but was told that lone those names determination connected their database tin vote."Around 10.20am, Suprabuddha and Deepa went to the booth with each documents. "A high-ranking bull said we needed to get it successful penning from the DM, and lone past could we vote," said Suprabuddha.Their girl Esha Dutta escalated the substance to the DM's bureau done an acquaintance. The effort paid off. By precocious afternoon, a convoy arrived astatine their home. "We yet managed to formed our votes astatine 4pm," Suprabuddha added.