ADR is organising a webinar on "Special Intensive Revision of the Electoral Rolls: Enhancing the purity of electoral rolls or disenfranchising the electorate?" on 07th August 2025, Thursday, at 4 PM (IST).

Agenda: Click here

To watch the webinar, click on any of the following links:

1. YouTube Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s72Nc7umF6s 
2. Facebook Live: https://www.facebook.com/events/762252702936851 
3. LinkedIn Live: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7351541293468086275/comments/ 

The focus points for the webinar are as follows:

1. Is the ECI legally empowered to conduct this exercise?
2. Is it the only and the best way to tackle illegal immigrants?
3. Does it have the potential of mass disenfranchisement? What are its political implications?
4. Impact on the underprivileged, Dalits, Tribals, migrant workers, illiterate, and minority electorates who do not possess the required proof of identity.
5. Time constraint, logistics, and manpower for its implementation, especially amid the monsoon and floods in Bihar.
6. A backdoor for the National Register of Citizens (NRC)?

Moderator: Prof Jagdeep Chhokar (Founder Member & Trustee of ADR)

Speakers: 

1. Shri Om Prakash Rawat (former Chief Election Commissioner, Election Commission of India)
2. Advocate Vrinda Grover (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India & Human Rights Activist)
3. Dr Manoj Jha (Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha & National Spokesperson, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD))
4. Dr Ram Sagar Singh (State Spokesperson for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bihar)
5. Ms Sravasti Dasgupta (Senior Reporter, The Wire)