Mamata demands CEC Gyanesh Kumar's arrest, fresh Bengal Assembly polls with pre-SIR voter list
She said INDIA bloc partners have spoken about the matter and will meet soon
Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and proposed fresh Assembly elections in the state, using the pre-SIR voter list. This demand followed allegations that the BJP and the poll panel had looted the earlier year's polls. The Indian Express reported that Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had raised concerns about issues like deletion of names during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters list, sparking a significant political uproar.
Ms. Banerjee made these allegations in a Facebook live session, asserting that Gyanesh Kumar must be immediately arrested as he is unfit to hold the position of Chief Election Commissioner. She also emphasized that re-election must be held using the old voter list, stating that the INDIA bloc partners have discussed the issue and will convene soon.
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