Family in hearing line: 18-month-old to 70-year-old
Times of India | 5 January 2026
Kolkata: Taniya Dey, in her early 30s, was called for a hearing on Sunday at Sailendra Sirkar Vidyalaya. Her family members, from her son aged one and a half years, her 70-year-old father, mother and husband, were also seen waiting.
Dey was out of the city when the hearing notice arrived. As per her schedule, she was to return on Sunday evening, but she was given a slot in the afternoon.
Prabir Dey, her father, who lives on Grey Street, was called for a hearing last week as his data was not mapped with the 2002 SIR roll.
"I received the hearing notice because my data was not mapped with the 2002 SIR roll, even though I had voted at that time. The place where I stay is under ward number 17, and I was called to Ganabhaban last week. On Sunday, I came for my daughter as she also received a hearing notice due to this mismatch, but she is out of station today."
Prabir still works with a private organisation and took a leave to appear in the hearing on his daughter's behalf.
Taniya got married to Subhadip, a resident of the Shyampur area, a few years ago. Subhadip stated that in their family, only his wife received the hearing notice. "The notice was served a few days ago, but her office tour was pre-scheduled and can't be delayed. She will be back this evening, but the hearing is scheduled in the afternoon, so we came here to explain the issue, and her father came to show his documents to resolve the matter," he added.
Sikha Dey, her mother, was seen struggling to manage Ridhan, her daughter's one-and-a-half-year-old son.
Sikha said, "There was no one at home to look after him, so we brought him along with us. EC members are taking photographs after each hearing, so how will her picture be taken in her absence?" she added.