Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday projected herself as the principal opponent of the “hasty” SIR being conducted by “BJP-minded” officials who were “targeting” Trinamool voters and “harassing” statutory poll officials in Bengal. Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee by her side at a media conference in Delhi, Mamata paraded “victims” of the electoral roll-revision drive. Without verifying their reality, they just deleted names without the ERO’s (electoral registration officer’s) signature. Slamming the appointment of special micro observers from other states, Mamata said: “This (Bengal) is the only state where they are appointed.... They cannot raise their voice.”Accusing the EC of targeting Bengal, Mamata said: “Domicile certificate is allowed in all the states.

Source: The Telegraph February 04, 2026 07:01 UTC