Mamata responsible for deletion of 27 lakh names in Bengal
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Suvendu Adhikari blamed Mamata Banerjee for the deletion of 27 lakh names from electoral rolls in West Bengal.
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- West Bengal's electoral politics has sharpened around a claim by Suvendu Adhikari that some 27 lakh (2.7 million) names have been deleted from the state's electoral rolls, and he has publicly blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for it.
- Adhikari, Banerjee's chief rival and the Leader of the Opposition, is using the alleged deletions to cast the ruling TMC as responsible for disenfranchising voters.
- The scale of the figure makes it a serious charge: if accurate, it would affect a substantial share of the state's electorate and could matter in tightly fought constituencies.
- Coverage so far relays the accusation rather than confirming it; the Hindu reports the claim in a straight news frame while the Deccan Herald's take is more critical of the political theater around it.
- It is not yet clear from these reports who actually deleted the names, whether the Election Commission was involved, or whether the deletions stem from routine roll revision.
- Voters in West Bengal and parties contesting elections there are the parties most directly affected.
- Watch for official figures from the Election Commission and responses from the TMC.
What to watch next
- Election Commission data on actual roll revisions and deletions
- Mamata Banerjee / TMC official response to the charge
- Any legal or EC complaints over specific deleted voters
- Whether the 27 lakh figure is independently corroborated
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Suvendu Adhikari
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“The responsibility for the deletion of 27 lakh names lies with Mamata Banerjee, not the BJP or the Election Commission. Judicial officers took the decision following the Supreme Court's directions in a case filed by her”
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…were carried out by judicial officers pursuant to directions of the Supreme Court in a case filed by Ms. Banerjee herself, and accused her of attempting to shift the blame after losing the Assembly elections. “ The responsibility for the deletion of 27 lakh names lies with Mamata Banerjee, not the BJP or the Election Commission. Judicial officers took the decision following the Supreme Court's directions in a case filed by her ,” Mr. Adhikari said at a press conference here. The Chief Minister's remarks came amid a renewed political confrontation over the SIR exercise, with Ms. Banerjee's party alleging that genuine voters had been removed…
“If SIR is good in Kerala, why is it bad in West Bengal? We have won 208 seats, while the two sides (TMC and its allies) have 80. Mamata Banerjee is unable to accept the people's verdict”
In the article
…their restoration. Mr. Adhikari also sought to turn the political argument over the SIR into a wider question of electoral accountability, accusing Banerjee of refusing to accept the verdict of the electorate. “ If SIR is good in Kerala, why is it bad in West Bengal? We have won 208 seats, while the two sides (TMC and its allies) have 80. Mamata Banerjee is unable to accept the people's verdict ,” he said. The chief minister's jibe came a day after Ms. Banerjee addressed a rally at Serampore and launched a fresh attack on the Election Commission and the BJP over the voter-roll revision. Mr. Adhikari also…
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- West Bengal voters (up to 27 lakh names)voter roll deletion riskimmediate
- TMC vs BJP political contest in West Bengalelectoral blame polarizationweeks
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