BJP leaders from Bihar and Jharkhand have fired back at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Supreme Court move against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, dismissing it as theatrical posturing amid TMC’s eroding popularity. They allege she’s engineering confusion to evade accountability for governance failures.
Dilip Jaiswal, a key Bihar minister, told IANS that Mamata’s awareness of TMC’s diminishing hold has triggered this ‘pure theatrics.’ ‘Her drama to mislead people won’t endure,’ he warned, signaling BJP’s aggressive pre-poll strategy.
Sanjay Sarawgi, BJP’s Jharkhand president, vouched for the Election Commission’s integrity: ‘Not a single valid complaint exists against it.’ He stressed SIR’s nationwide rollout and condemned Mamata for state-sponsored rowdyism via loyalists, which he says is nearing its end.
Labeling the EC a constitutional safeguard, Sarawgi highlighted misuse of Bengal’s assets and the burden on locals from infiltrators’ resource plunder. ‘BJP forming the next government is a done deal; signs of Mamata’s fear are unmistakable,’ he asserted.
Pratul Shahdev, the party’s voice, portrayed the petition as narrative-building in defeat’s shadow. ‘Mamata’s long insisted SIR targets only her, despite its countrywide implementation,’ he clarified.
With BJP amplifying these attacks, the political discourse in Bengal sharpens, positioning TMC’s legal gambit as a tacit admission of trouble. Observers note this could galvanize opposition voters, setting the stage for a fiercely contested electoral battle.