New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar on Friday launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee after she wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking an immediate halt to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.

Reacting strongly, Majumdar said the attempt to stop SIR “indicates that people are fleeing to Bangladesh,” adding, “Mamata Banerjee has completely exposed herself as she has accommodated Bangladeshis here.”

Majumdar’s criticism was among several political reactions triggered by the Chief Minister’s letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in which she flagged alleged coercive measures and deaths linked to the ongoing SIR process. CM Banerjee urged the Commission to stop

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