There is no decision on Sir in Bengal yet, but politics has put the emphasis, TMC’s Halla Bol, BJP’s retaliation last updated: August 17, 2025, 23:28 IST West Bengal cm Mamta Banerjee opposed Sir from the beginning. (Lying photo) Kolkata. The Trinamol Congress (TMC) on Sunday doubted the ‘effectiveness’ of the special intensive review (SIR) of the West Bengal voter list by the Electoral Commission. The party promised to oppose any step of the commission to remove the names of real voters. Chief election commissioner Dnyanesh Kumar said at a press conference in Delhi that special intensive review (SIR) of voter lists in Western Bengal and other states will be announced at the appropriate time. He said that the purpose of Sir is to remove all shortcomings in the voters list, and it is a serious concern that some parties are spreading wrong information about it. TMC spokeswoman Jayaprakash Mazumdar made a shovel at the Electoral Commission, told reporters: “We also don’t want a single deceased voter’s name to be in the voters list. of the Electoral Commission ”. TMC parliament MAHUA MOITRA posted on ‘X’, “Honorable Chief Electoral Commissioner Sir, please do not accept that our average intelligence is similar to BJP workers. Your claims were ridiculous during today’s press conference.” Shubhendu Adhikari, who supports the Electoral Commission, the leader of the opposition in the Western Bengal Assembly, said the commission had detected a large number of false voters in Bihar. He asked, “If Sir in Western Bengals will also apply, why is the Trinamole Congress oppose it. Are they (Trinamool Congress) afraid?” Senior Bharatiya Janata -Party (BJP), Shubhendu Adhikari, said: “By implementing Sir, will 22 Lakh Rohingya/Bangladesh -infiltrates will be removed from the list and independent and fair elections will be possible under the supervision of the election commission.” About the author Rakesh Ranjan Kumar Rakesh Ranjan Kumar has over ten years of experience in digital journalism. Before joining News18, he worked in Live Hindustan, Dainik Jagran, Zee News, Jansatta and Dainik Bhaskar. Currently he … Read more Rakesh Ranjan Kumar has more than ten years of experience in digital journalism. Before joining News18, he worked in Live Hindustan, Dainik Jagran, Zee News, Jansatta and Dainik Bhaskar. She is currently reading more here to add News18 as your favorite news source on Google. Location: Kolkata, Western -Bengal First Published: August 17, 2025, 23:28 IST Honor
There is no decision on Sir in West Bengals but politics has trapped
