Thursday, February 2 2006 14:25 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Kolkata: Election observers, who fanned out to different districts of poll-bound West Bengal to supervise the revision of electoral rolls, discussed with district officials this morning the complaints of opposition parties about alleged anomalies in the voters' list.

K J Rao, who won accolades for conducting a free and fair poll in Bihar and has been deputed to West Midnapore district this time, examined complaints received by EC observer Anil Garg who had visited the area earlier.

A 20-point charter of demands had been submitted to Garg by opposition parties pertaining to allegations of stockpiling of arms in CPI(M) offices and inclusion of names of dead and bogus voters.

The observers will be here till February eight.

A report from Nadia district said EC observer Amitava Rajen, accompanied by district officials, has gone to Karimpur Block one to verify the complaints he had received.

In Nadia district, EC observer N Shivasailam visited Jangipara where the administration claimed that there were no bogus voters. Shivasailam, however, sought to make an on-the-spot visit. Jangipara is an area where a political party got almost all votes.

He told reporters "I'll place my reports to the Election Commission." In Bankura, EC observer Rajib Verma met all political parties today and received complaints from the Trinamool Congress and Congress.

Both the parties requested Verma to hold the poll with help from police outside the state as the state police was totally 'politicised'.