Kolkata: Congress and Trinamool on Tuesday questioned the Election Commission ’s (EC) decision to launch a proactive campaign to ensure that no eligible voter is excluded from electoral rolls, alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bengal was rushed through before the assembly elections, resulting in the deletion of eligible voters.
Questioning the legitimacy of the govt formed after the elections, Trinamool said the EC must address the discrepancies and fix accountability instead of expecting citizens to accept the process without question. Neither will the BJP government,” the party said. There is no limit to Gyanesh Kumar’s shamelessness,” Ramesh said.
Why was the SIR process in Bengal conducted in such a rushed and unplanned manner?” the party asked in a post on X, questioning the integrity, fairness and impartiality of the exercise. The party alleged that the SIR, conducted on the grounds of logical discrepancies, deprived eligible citizens of their voting rights. It also accused the EC of colluding with the BJP to help it win seats it otherwise could not have secured. “Nothing illegal lasts forever. “After having delivered the assembly election to BJP in a brazenly fraudulent manner, the CEC has had this Press Note issued.
“Where was this proactiveness before the elections?
District election officers (DEOs) across Bengal have begun a proactive campaign to identify eligible voters whose names were deleted during the SIR and facilitate their inclusion in the electoral rolls, according to the CEO’s office.