Adhikari: Mamata Responsible for 27 Lakh Voter Deletions in Bengal SIR!

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has unleashed a fresh political storm, squarely blaming former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the deletion of a staggering 27 lakh names from the state's electoral rolls. This controversy stems from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which has become a flashpoint in Bengal politics. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday, Mr.

Adhikari asserted that neither the BJP, his own party, nor the Election Commission of India (ECI) were responsible for these significant exclusions. Instead, he claimed that the deletions were carried out by judicial officers, acting on specific directions from the Supreme Court. Crucially, he pointed out that these Supreme Court directives originated from a case filed by Ms.

Banerjee herself.

The responsibility for the deletion of 27 lakh names lies with Mamata Banerjee, not the BJP or the Election Commission,

Mr. Adhikari declared, accusing her of attempting to shift blame after her party's loss in the recent Assembly elections.

The Chief Minister's remarks come amidst a renewed and heated confrontation over the SIR exercise. Ms. Banerjee's party has been vocal in alleging that genuine voters were wrongly removed from the electoral rolls and has demanded their immediate restoration. Mr. Adhikari, however, sought to broaden the political argument, turning it into a question of electoral accountability and accusing Ms.

Banerjee of refusing to accept the electorate's verdict. He posed a rhetorical question, asking, "If SIR is good in Kerala, why is it bad in West Bengal?" He further highlighted the recent election results, stating, "We have won 208 seats, while the two sides (TMC and its allies) have 80. Mamata Banerjee is unable to accept the people's verdict." This jibe followed Ms.

Banerjee's own rally in Serampore a day prior, where she launched a fresh attack on both the Election Commission and the BJP regarding the voter-roll revision. Mr. Adhikari also referenced a recent meeting involving Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and two Election Commissioners, Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.

He suggested that the meeting and the subsequent statement from the poll panel demonstrated that decisions related to the Bengal SIR were not made by the CEC alone. This assertion is significant given a recent controversy over the Election Commission's functioning, following an investigation by the Indian Express which reported that the two election commissioners had previously raised objections to several decisions linked to the SIR exercise.

Despite these reports, the Election Commission has consistently maintained that internal deliberations with differing views are normal and that its final decisions are always unanimous.

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