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TMC accuses EC of biased voter drive in West Bengal, citing deaths, suicides, and deletions; EC denies bias, calls summonses procedural.
Trinamool Congress leaders Abhishek Banerjee and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar accused the Election Commission of India of politically biased conduct during West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) voter list drive, alleging 45 deaths, 29 Booth Level Officer suicides, and mass voter deletions.
They claimed the process was rushed, selectively targeted, and undermined by procedural flaws, including a delayed response to queries, a disputed app manager, and a micro-observer deployment only in West Bengal.
The EC denied allegations of bias, stating summonses were procedural and not politically motivated, and confirmed the draft list was published after 80% of data mapping was completed.
A TMC delegation met with the Chief Electoral Officer to protest the process, accusing the Commission of overstepping authority and curbing ERO powers.
The EC maintains it acts impartially, while the TMC demands transparency and an apology ahead of the 2026 state elections.
TMC acusa a EC de impulsar el voto sesgado en Bengala Occidental, citando muertes, suicidios y eliminaciones; EC niega el sesgo, llama a las citaciones procesales.