Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hit out at the BJP and the Election Commission over voter deletions during the SIR exercise and said her party will move a court again to resist the removal of electors from the rolls.
Her comments came after nearly 91 lakh voters’ names were deleted from the electoral rolls following the completion of the Special Intensive Revision in the state.
“You will not be able to defeat the TMC by deleting names. We will move a court again to resist the exclusion of names,” Banerjee said while attacking her principal challenger BJP over the roll revision exercise.
The chief minister had earlier approached the Supreme Court of India in February, seeking intervention in the SIR process.
Addressing a poll rally in Arambagh in Hooghly district, Banerjee accused the BJP of attempting to manipulate electoral rolls and influence voters through monetary inducements.
She also levelled serious allegations against the Election Commission, claiming it was acting at the behest of the BJP and intimidating voters.
“It is working at the BJP’s direction. People are being called over the phone and threatened,” she alleged.
The BJP and the Election Commission have not immediately responded to the allegations.
