Kolhapur Panchayat Passes Resolution Barring Enrolment of 'New Muslim Voters'

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Kolhapur Panchayat Passes Resolution Barring Enrolment of 'New Muslim Voters'

(The Quint is committed in its coverage of hate crimes and communal tensions through our project ‘Uncovering Hate’. Become a member and support our reportage.)A gram panchayat in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district, on 5 September, passed a resolution barring registration of 'new Muslim voters' in electoral rolls. The resolution, a copy of which was seen by The Quint, also mentioned that if new electoral rolls have names of Muslims who've 'recently …