The Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, expressed concerns that the Election Commission of India rejected domicile certificates issued by the state government as valid identity proofs for voting rights. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had urged the Chief Election Commissioner to recognize these certificates during the Special Intensive Revision. Adhikari also wrote to the CEC outlining reasons why these certificates should not be considered valid.
Adhikari commended the Commission for its decision, emphasizing that the domicile certificates did not meet the necessary criteria for establishing voting rights. He criticized the state government, alleging a strategy to include illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators in the voters’ list. Adhikari questioned the sudden appointment of a District Magistrate as the Commissioner of Kolkata Municipal Corporation for issuing these certificates.
The Opposition Leader accused the Chief Minister of attempting to disrupt the electoral process through her letter to the CEC. He claimed that the Trinamool Congress had manipulated electoral rolls for their benefit. Adhikari also questioned the use of Mamata Banerjee’s official letterhead for political correspondence with the CEC, suggesting she should have used her party’s letterhead instead.
