The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the District Magistrate (DM) of Nadia district in West Bengal, also known as the District Electoral Officer (DEO), of instructing electoral officers to engage in misappropriations during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. An audio clip shared by BJP’s Amit Malviya revealed suspicious conversations among electoral offices in Nadia regarding the alleged misconduct. Malviya emphasized the importance of maintaining the integrity of the electoral process in a sensitive border district like Nadia, known for illegal infiltration and human trafficking incidents.
Malviya directly implicated the Nadia DM-cum-DEO Anish Dasgupta and Additional Nadia DM Nripendra Singh in the matter, alleging their involvement in manipulating the SIR process. He highlighted a specific incident where the officials were reportedly present at a block in Nakashipara on February 20, 2026, instructing the electoral officers to enroll a large number of voters despite discrepancies and questionable documentation. The BJP leader called for an immediate and impartial probe by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to address the issue.
Expressing concerns about potential misconduct in other blocks under the same district administration, Malviya questioned the motives behind the alleged interference in the SIR process by the Mamata Banerjee administration. He raised suspicions of attempts to protect fake or illegal voters, citing similar reports from various districts. Malviya also pointed out the possibility of District Magistrates misleading judicial officers at the district level, urging corrective action by the ECI.
There has been no response from the accused bureaucrats mentioned by Malviya in his social media post.
