Mamata Banerjee Slams Electoral Roll Revision as 'Votebandi'

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee criticizes the special intensive revision of electoral rolls, calling it 'votebandi'. She accuses the Centre of creating a 'super emergency' and urges the Election Commission to halt the exercise, arguing it undermines state governance and infringes on citizens' rights.

West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has fiercely criticized the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, denouncing it as 'votebandi'. She has urged the Election Commission to immediately cease this exercise.

Banerjee accused the Union government of imposing a 'super emergency' by holding back state employees, thereby stalling governmental functions for months. She highlighted that the electoral revision was semantically disruptive, comparing it to the 'notebandi' of demonetization.

Further criticizing the Election Commission, Banerjee questioned its rush and alleged a disregard for the citizens' dignity, asserting that the revision could have been extended over two years. She also took aim at the Union's handling of border security and called for a revision of GST policies.

(With inputs from agencies.)