West Bengal’s voter list controversy intensifies with TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh directly implicating the BJP and Election Commission in a voter suppression scheme via the Special Intensive Revision. In Kolkata on March 4, Ghosh connected the SIR to a fatal incident, vowing accountability.
Asserting EC’s bias under BJP influence, Ghosh said it’s deleting valid voters en masse. ‘Mamata Banerjee’s TMC is battling this on roads, in courts, and the Supreme Court,’ he stated. A major dharna by the CM is slated for Friday to expose the voter purge.
Labeling BJP’s actions as a ploy to defame Bengal, Ghosh highlighted the erasure of authentic voters as the latest tactic. He derided their graffiti propaganda as superficial, with leaders unable to comprehend local language messages.
Ghosh mocked BJP’s interstate ‘tourists’ with resources for frequent visits, reminiscent of their 2021 overconfidence—’200 Paar’ slogan yielding only 60 seats, then a clean sweep loss in 2023 panchayats including all zilla parishads.
Turning to CPI(M), he called it BJP’s ‘B-team’ with equivalent vote banks, as Left’s clout diminishes against BJP’s marginal gain. ‘True power lies with TMC, led by Mamata Didi and Abhishek Banerjee, always rooted in public service—unlike the absent Left,’ Ghosh proclaimed.