"Until people's doubts are cleared, their anger will continue to rage. But it's not right to incite violence like this," Maji said. She added that Banerjee may not have intended to stoke unrest. "Perhaps Didi also doesn't want violence to spread. Maybe her statement was a slip of tongue..
"Being the Chief Minister of a state, such an irresponsible statement should not come from her mouth. If the Election Commission has issued such a direction, there must be an order or circular regarding it," Majumdar said, adding that the BJP was confident of returning to power at the Cen
This comes after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of "pressurising" the District Magistrate and vowed to do a sit-in protest if names are removed "deliberately" from the voter lists.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday accused the BJP and the Election Commission of targeting voters in Uttar Pradesh through the Special Summary Revision (SSR) process.
"She has already gone into campaign mode... She (Mamata Banerjee) only does vote-bank politics. For the entire 5 years, she has only done vote-bank politics; she has no other work besides that," Sharma said to ANI.
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Friday, while discussing the conduct of the ongoing SIR process, asserted that no outsider will decide the country's future through elections. He emphasised that if any foreigner in the country has illegally become a voter, their name will be deleted.
Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC on Thursday defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list, asserting that it is a "regular, constitutionally-approved process" conducted periodically by the Election Commission across the country and accusing the Opposition of "creating needles
The meeting included a detailed review of preparations for the upcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR), outreach to every voter at the district and ERO levels, and matters related to the Booth Awareness Group (BAG).
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged the women of the state to "lead the fight" against the alleged "illegal voter deletion" through Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. She asked men to provide support from behind.
Speaking to the media after voting, Shama Mohamed highlighted the absence of VVPAT machines in the Panchayat elections. She urged voters to ensure their votes were registered by keeping the EVM button pressed until the sound confirmed the vote.
After casting his vote, CM Vijayan addressed the media, stating, "Even places considered UDF strongholds are accepting the LDF. The Sabarimala issue will not affect anything. The government took precise action. It has the full support of the believers. BJP and UDF are travelling in the sa