Daijiworld Media Network - Kolkata

Kolkata, Dec 11: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee launched a sharp offensive against the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, alleging that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state was being manipulated under the influence of the BJP’s IT cell.

Addressing an anti-SIR rally in Krishnanagar, Nadia district, Banerjee claimed that the Commission was attempting to delete 1.5 crore voters from West Bengal’s rolls.

“If even one voter’s name is removed, I will sit on a dharna. My protest will continue until every deleted name is restored,” she declared. “The BJP is trying to misuse the SIR process for its benefit. The ECI is preparing the voter list based on data given by the BJP’s IT cell. They may hav

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