Amid Supreme Court-mandated voter list revisions in West Bengal, BJP’s Jaganath Sarkar from Nadia declared that safeguarding citizens’ franchise is the Election Commission’s foremost obligation.
In a candid exchange, Sarkar praised SIR as a vital tool for electoral hygiene. ‘The ECI must ensure truth in voter rolls,’ he remarked. ‘Names of the deceased or shifted residents have no place here. SC’s directives reinforce this imperative.’
He invoked Bihar’s precedent, where opposition misinformation about deleted votes fizzled out. ‘No genuine grievances surfaced at the Commission. Flawless lists powered NDA’s triumph. Bengal’s TMC faces an identical future in polls.’
Responding to TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee, who celebrated the SC order as a ‘Supreme Thappad’ humiliating BJP, Sarkar fired back. ‘TMC rode to power on illegal immigrant votes. Their scheme to register Bangladeshi Muslims as locals ends with clean lists.’
Banerjee accused BJP of maligning Bengal, terrorizing millions, and now facing scrutiny for ‘cruel’ tactics. Sarkar’s defense frames the debate as a battle for pure democracy versus alleged manipulation.
The SIR directive addresses long-standing concerns over inflated rolls, potentially altering West Bengal’s political equation. As ECI intensifies scrutiny, Sarkar’s words galvanize BJP’s campaign, positioning voter integrity as the defining issue.