{
  "id": 11181904,
  "title": "‘Vanish Kumar Tried To Take Away Voting Rights’: Mamata Banerjee Steps Up EC Attack - VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/vanish-kumar-tried-to-take-away-voting-rights-mamata-banerjee-steps",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T11:26:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/vanish-kumar-tried-to-take-away-voting-rights-mamata-banerjee-steps-up-ec-attack-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a press conference in Kolkata, former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee intensified her criticism of the Election Commission. She alleged that electoral rolls in the state were being \"deleted\" and that areas where the Trinamool Congress (TMC) had won saw a higher number of deletions. Banerjee questioned the legal provision granting immunity to the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, suggesting it was introduced during a controversial period when 147 MPs were suspended from Parliament. She referred to the current Chief Election Commissioner as \"Vanish Kumar\" and claimed he had attempted to \"take away people's right to vote.\" Banerjee also alleged that security personnel had gone door-to-door in West Bengal threatening people against voting for the TMC during the state elections. She demanded a detailed examination of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, particularly after allegations of voter deletions. Banerjee pointed to the experience of Bihar, where SIR exercises had raised concerns about deletions, and argued for similar scrutiny in West Bengal.",
  "summary": "Kolkata: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stepped up her attack on the Election Commission on Thursday, alleging that voters were being deleted from electoral rolls in the state and claiming that areas where the TMC had won elections witnessed a higher number of deletions. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Banerjee also questioned the legal provision granting immunity to…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}