Mamata Banerjee Raises Concerns Over Electoral Roll Revision in West Bengal

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Mamata Banerjee Raises Concerns Over Electoral Roll Revision in West Bengal
- •West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee wrote to CEC Gyanesh Kumar regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
- •Banerjee highlighted issues causing inconvenience, 140 deaths, and alleged violations of electoral rules.
- •She questioned the deployment of 8,100 micro observers without adequate training, calling it unprecedented and selectively applied to West Bengal.
- •The CM also raised concerns about IAS officers from Tripura cadre and other observers taking control of the EC portal.
- •Banerjee previously wrote to the CEC on January 3 and 10, alleging mass disenfranchisement and political bias in the SIR process.
Why It Matters: Mamata Banerjee criticizes the methodology and alleged irregularities in West Bengal's electoral roll revision.
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