Shillong, Nov 12: The opposition Congress Party in Meghalaya has urged the state election authorities to empower the traditional dorbar shnongs with a greater role in the voter registration process, saying such a step would help prevent the inclusion of ineligible voters and ensure a more transparent electoral roll in Meghalaya.

Speaking to reporters today, Manuel Badwar, secretary of the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC), said the issue was raised during a recent meeting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

“Since Meghalaya does not have a Panchayati Raj system, we suggested to the Chief Electoral Officer that more powers be vested in the dorbar shnong during voter registration,” Badwar said.

According to him, the proposal received support from other po

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