Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to halt the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, calling the situation “deeply alarming”.

In a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the West Bengal chief minister claimed the SIR process is being conducted in an “unplanned and coercive” manner, which is putting the citizens and officials at risk. ADVERTISEMENT

“I am compelled to write to you as the situation surrounding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has reached a deeply alarming stage. The manner in which this exercise is being forced upon officials and citizens is not only unplanned and chaotic, but also dangerous,” Mamata claimed.

Describing the exercise as

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