TMC Mobilizes Against BJP's 'Logical Discrepancies'

TMC's Abhishek Banerjee urged party members to activate election war rooms and combat BJP efforts to 'delete genuine voters.' He called for 'booth raksha committees' and a protest against electoral discrepancies. A documentary campaign and legal action were also announced as the assembly polls near.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday issued a directive for party MPs and MLAs to activate election 'war rooms' across their constituencies. The aim is to counter alleged attempts by BJP to remove legitimate voters through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

In a virtual meeting, Banerjee instructed the formation of 'booth raksha committees' in every polling booth. He accused district election officers of facing undue pressure from micro-observers and said legal action might be necessary. Protest meetings are scheduled for January 25, coinciding with National Voters' Day.

Banerjee emphasized that representatives must become more active to thwart BJP's agenda, urging personal contributions to keep operations running. He also announced a documentary campaign, 'Lokkhi Elo Ghore,' to promote state government initiatives via the women's wing.

(With inputs from agencies.)