US EditionSIR in Bengal 'Compromised': Mamata Banerjee Writes to EC over 'Irregularities, Procedural Violations'
Mamata Banerjee cites serious procedural violations and IT failures in the Special Intensive Revision, warning it could disenfranchise millions and undermine election integrity.
- On January 4, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sent a strongly worded letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar demanding an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
- Pointing to technical flaws, her letter notes the Special Intensive Revision was `unplanned, ill-prepared, and ad hoc`, with faulty IT systems, contradictory guidelines, and poorly trained officials.
- Detailing procedural lapses, the letter notes denial of booth-level agents during hearings undermines fairness, transparency, and credibility, while Mamata Banerjee holds the Election Commission of India fully accountable for compromising the democratic framework and Constitution.
- She cautioned that disenfranchisement risks from rampant irregularities in the SIR threaten millions of eligible voters in West Bengal, and the Election Commission response could shape upcoming elections in West Bengal.
- Dated December 3, the missive escalates tensions between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission as Banerjee warns the voter list update risks excluding legitimate voters and challenges the Constitution's sanctity.
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CM Mamata slams Bengal voter roll revision, urges CEC to halt process over 'mass disenfranchisement' threat
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has fired off a strongly worded letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on January 4 (Sunday), demanding an immediate halt to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. Citing rampant irregularities, procedural flaws, and administrative chaos, she warns the botched exercise threatens to disenfranchise millions and erode India's democratic core. Dated December…
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