Bengal's Ballot Battle: Mamata's Fight Against Voter Roll Revision

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the BJP and Election Commission of conspiring to disenfranchise Bengali-speaking voters through arbitrary deletions in the electoral roll. As the state approaches assembly elections, Banerjee's protest highlights the political tensions surrounding voter roll revisions.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP and the Election Commission of targeting Bengali-speaking voters through arbitrary deletions in the electoral roll. Speaking at a protest, Banerjee claimed these actions aim to divide the state and influence upcoming assembly elections.

Continuing her demonstration for the second day, Banerjee criticized the Electoral Commission's Special Intensive Revision process, which she says has unjustly removed genuine voters, some labeled wrongly as deceased. She vowed to present such individuals to expose what she terms a manipulation of the voter list.

Amidst escalating tensions, the protest comes just ahead of a scheduled visit by the Election Commission to West Bengal. Nearly 63.66 lakh names have been deleted since the revision began, with over 60.06 lakh voters placed under adjudication, potentially reshaping electoral outcomes before the polls.

(With inputs from agencies.)