Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ahead of her planned protest on March 6 against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), alleging that the demonstration is aimed at benefiting illegal immigrants.
Banerjee raised concerns over multiple inconsistencies in the final SIR list, alleging that the names of common voters were forcibly deleted to meet pre-set targets. He claimed that many people, including 243 individuals who reached out to him, were listed as dead despite being alive.
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West Bengal BJP President and MP Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday alleged that the state administration and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are working under the influence of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) to disrupt the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
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Names of the electors in West Bengal declared eligible by the judiciary will be added to the electoral roll, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, said on Saturday.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) released the final electoral roll following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in West Bengal, stating that 5,46,053 voters have been deleted using Form 7 after the draft list was published in December 2025.
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On the issue of deployment of central forces in West Bengal, BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said that elections cannot be conducted without central forces, citing tensions and incidents of violence during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state.
Speaking to ANI, Ghosh said that the West Bengal CM opposed the SIR and approached High Court and Supreme Court to put up a "fight" against it. He further stated that Banerjee has agreed that duplicate names in electoral roll would touch 1.20 crore because they were included deliberately.