Bengal Groom Stands In Queue For SIR Hearing On Wedding Day, Bride Waits Outside Office | WATCH

In a rare and striking incident, a groom had to appear before an SIR (Special Intensive Revision) hearing on the very day of his wedding. Instead of heading to the wedding venue in a flower-decorated car,

he went straight to the BDO office in Birbhum district, responding to a summon issued by the Election Commission. The family members of groom arrived at the hearing centre in full wedding attire left everyone present astonished. The incident took place in Nanoor in the Birbhum district.At present, a Special Intensive Revision of the voter list is underway across the state. As part of this process, hearings are being conducted to verify voter details. Due to what has been termed “logical discrepancies,” notices are being issued to many voters, asking them to appear at hearing centres. This has led to allegations of harassment and inconvenience. Mandatory attendance at these hearings has resulted in several unusual situations across the state. In Birbhum district alone, more than 300 Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have reportedly submitted mass resignations expressing resentment against the Election Commission, while opposition parties have also launched protests.

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Groom drives to BDO office on wedding day

On this backdrop, an unusual incident was witnessed in Nanoor in Birbhum district. Kabir Akbar Rana, a resident of Khujutipara under Nanoor police station, fixed his wedding schedule two months ago at Chauhatta in the Labpur police station area. However, just three days before the wedding, he received a notice to appear for an SIR hearing. According to the notice, Election Commission records stated that there were six brothers in his family, and he was instructed to submit documents related to them. Based on this, he was directed to appear at the hearing centre at the Nanoor BDO office.Also Read: 'SIR Means Doom': Mamata Banerjee Levels Explosive Charge, Claims BJP 'Used AI' To Wipe Out 54 Lakh Voters

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The groom’s family, however, claimed that the family consists of only one brother and one sister. They said they were deeply worried, as they could not understand how they were expected to provide documents for six brothers who do not exist.