West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has issued a stern warning regarding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, stating that she will sit on a dharna if even one eligible voter’s name is removed from the list.
Addressing a rally in Krishnanagar on Thursday, Banerjee alleged that the Election Commission of India (ECI) is deploying officials with alleged BJP affiliations to oversee district-level SIR operations in West Bengal.
“If even a single eligible voter’s name is struck off, I will sit on a dharna. There will be no detention camps in West Bengal. They are so hungry for votes that they are conducting the SIR just two months before elections,” she said.
Banerjee, who has yet to submit her own enumeration form, questioned the motives behind

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