West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday said that the death of Booth Level Officer (BLO) Shanti Muni Ekka, who allegedly took her own life due to unbearable pressure from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls work, will be examined in detail.
Sharing a letter on X addressed to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Banerjee described the exercise as "unplanned, chaotic and dangerous," highlighting gaps in training, lack of clarity on documentation, and the impossibility of meeting voters amidst their work schedules.
Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, submitted a rebuttal letter to Election Commission of India Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday. This letter addressed a communication from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the Special Inten
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed shock and sadness over the death of Booth Level Officer Shanti Muni Ekka, who took her own life due to "unbearable pressure" from Special Revision of Electoral Rolls (SIR) work.
West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar expressing her concern over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bengal is a "direct attack" on a Consti
In a letter written to the CEC Gyanesh Kumar on November 20, CM Banerjee claimed that the "critical gaps in training, lack of clarity on mandatory documentation and the near-impossibility of meeting voters in the midst of their livelihood schedules have made the exercise structurally unso
In a letter written to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on November 20, Chief Minister Banerjee claimed that the "critical gaps in training, lack of clarity on mandatory documentation and the near-impossibility of meeting voters in the midst of their livelihood schedules have
In a post on X, she criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for imposing an unplanned, relentless workload, compressing a 3-year process into 2 months and urged the ECI to act with conscience and halt the drive to prevent further loss of life.
The ruling NDA got 202 seats, a three-fourths majority in the 243-member House. This is the second time the NDA has crossed the 200-mark in the assembly polls. In the 2010 polls, it had won 206 seats.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, once again urging the Union government to withdraw the appointment of a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer as the interlocutor tasked with addressing issues concerning the Gorkha community