Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Dilip Ghosh on Monday alleged that CM Mamata Banerjee is trying to stop the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls out of fear of defeat.
The Election Commission of India has asked West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar to submit an Action Taken Report (ATR) on the alleged misbehaviour and serious security lapses that occurred during a mob attack in Magrahat, South 24 Parganas district, involving Electora
Elaborating further on 'Shanthi Shudhi Samridhi', Governor Bose underlined that the document was not aligned to any political ideology and was instead an outcome of extensive public engagement across West Bengal.
Following the Election Commission's weekly political party meeting on Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Chief Electoral Officer Kerala, Rathan U Kelkar, said that 19.32 lakhs voters were identified who have no mapping with the 2002 list.
"If they (TMC) have any issue against the SIR (Special Intensive Revision), they should tell the Election Commission, and the Election Commission has responded to everything. They couldn't raise any logical questions", he stated.
The development comes amid an escalating political confrontation between the TMC and the BJP over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state's electoral rolls.
Oil marketing companies have raised the price of the 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder by Rs 111, effective immediately. Following this revision, the retail sale price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder in Delhi now stands at Rs 1,691.50
Senior Trinamool Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Majeed Memon on Thursday backed party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee's criticism of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, alleging bias on the part of the Election Commission.
In a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party and also the Election Commission over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP of misusing institutions and said the people in Bengal are wit