Suvendu Adhikari Alleges Voter Suppression in Bengal, Launches Legal Battle

West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari claims over 50 lakh Hindus were barred from voting in Lok Sabha polls. Adhikari initiates legal action, promising confidentiality for affected voters through a new portal. TMC wins all four seats in recent bypolls, incites BJP fraud allegations.

Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, has alleged that over 50 lakh Hindus were prevented from voting in the recent Lok Sabha elections, with more than 2 lakh barred from participating in the by-polls. He announced plans to start a legal battle and launched a portal for affected voters to register confidentially.

Adhikari declared, "Democracy is dead in Bengal. We have started a mass movement today. Nearly 50 lakh Hindus were not allowed to vote in the Lok Sabha elections. More than 2 lakh Hindus were not allowed to vote in the 4 by-polls held in the state. I am launching a portal. Whoever was not allowed to vote, can register themselves and full secrecy will be ensured. I will start a legal battle also." The BJP leader also led a protest outside the Raj Bhawan against post-poll clashes.

Meanwhile, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) continued its winning streak in the West Bengal Assembly bypolls, securing all four contested seats, three of which were previously held by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her gratitude to voters, highlighting that her party had reclaimed three seats from the BJP while retaining one.

BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar accused the TMC of electoral fraud, citing anomalies where BJP received minimal votes in some booths. Majumdar stated, "The way the results have come, BJP has got three votes in some booths, and four votes in some booths, this is fraud in the name of votes...We have complained to the Election Commission earlier also but there was no hearing."