West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh launched a scathing critique of the TMC on Tuesday, claiming the party is undermining the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) aimed at purifying voter lists. In Kolkata, he addressed voter apprehensions head-on, insisting the process unfold transparently without cause for alarm.
A key grievance: the inconsistent status of school admit cards as proof of age. Initially accepted, later rejected, and now Supreme Court-mandated valid again, these shifts have left voters in limbo, repeatedly filing identical documents.
‘History shows this isn’t new—stay calm,’ Ghosh advised, spotlighting anomalies like 350 notices from a single booth that outnumbers BJP’s votes there. ‘It fuels public suspicion and unrest.’
Targeting TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee, Ghosh defended SIR as essential for retaining only eligible voters. ‘Strip out those without papers, ensure no citizen suffers,’ he outlined, while charging TMC with active disruption.
Disturbing reports of violence against BLOs and BJP workers compound the issue. ‘Attackers target complainers too—how do we conduct elections amid such threats?’ Ghosh probed.
Optimism persists, thanks to the Election Commission’s diligence. Ghosh’s intervention highlights the high stakes of voter list accuracy in Bengal’s polarized politics, where every revision carries electoral weight.