People will not forgive 'Vanish Kumar': Mamata takes dig at CEC, questions immunity to poll panel
If somebody is in charge of taking care of the election process and democracy, as per the Constitution and the obligations of democracy, then no issue. We respect that. But if somebody, because of immunity, is sitting in a chair..., says TMC leader Mamata Banerjee
Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee criticized the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Vanish Kumar, alleging that he took away citizens' voting rights. She questioned the immunity provided to the CEC and other election commissioners under a 2023 law. Banerjee accused the CEC of making people's rights vanish and said that the people of India would not forgive him.
The TMC leader opposed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in West Bengal, alleging centralization by the Election Commission (ECI). She claimed the TMC had faced injustice during the SIR, with more voters being cut from constituencies where the TMC had won. Banerjee also alleged that the BJP was behind burning around 4,000 EVMs in West Bengal and that TMC members were facing restrictions and harassment.
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