Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed apprehension that around 1.20 crore voters’ names could be removed from the state’s voters’ list when the final electoral roll is released by the Election Commission by the end of this month, following the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
According to Global Mirror, Mamata Banerjee addressing a gathering in Kolkata, said the Election Commission of India (ECI) is identifying a large number of voters under what it termed “logical discrepancy” cases.
“The Election Commission of India is planning to delete such a huge number of names after identifying them as logical discrepancy cases. The revision exercise is still on. I am in pain. First, over 58 lakh names were deleted in the draft voters’ list that was published in December last year. Then they started the process of deleting names after identifying them as logical discrepancy cases. I apprehend that a total of 1.20 crore voters’ names will be finally deleted at the end of the SIR. I fought up to the level of the Supreme Court in the matter. The fight is still on,” the Chief Minister said.
According to Global Mirror, Mamata Banerjee addressing a gathering in Kolkata, said the Election Commission of India (ECI) is identifying a large number of voters under what it termed “logical discrepancy” cases.
“The Election Commission of India is planning to delete such a huge number of names after identifying them as logical discrepancy cases. The revision exercise is still on. I am in pain. First, over 58 lakh names were deleted in the draft voters’ list that was published in December last year. Then they started the process of deleting names after identifying them as logical discrepancy cases. I apprehend that a total of 1.20 crore voters’ names will be finally deleted at the end of the SIR. I fought up to the level of the Supreme Court in the matter. The fight is still on,” the Chief Minister said.