Mamata Banerjee's Artistic Protest Against Voter Roll Deletion

West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee creatively protested against the alleged deletion of voters by the Election Commission. On the fifth day of her demonstration, she symbolically drew on a board to express dissent against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, accusing the Commission of bias.

In a unique form of protest, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee used art to communicate her stance against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Drawing on a green board at Metro Channel's central Kolkata dharna stage, Banerjee crafted a visual symbol to highlight her accusations of voter deletion.

As Banerjee sketched the words 'SIR' and 'Vanish' amid irregular circles and a map-like outline, she accused the Election Commission of India of erasing legitimate voters. Her drawings served as a symbolic representation of her claim that genuine voters' names are vanishing from the electoral lists.

The protest forms part of Banerjee's ongoing criticism of the commission's actions, alleging they are influenced by the BJP and jeopardizing fair democratic processes ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Despite the Chief Election Commission holding a press conference simultaneously, Banerjee continued her campaign against the purported voter roll manipulations.

(With inputs from agencies.)