A day after Mamata Banerjee claimed that women voters were being targeted in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar criticized her for spreading fear and misinformation. Majumdar stated that women in West Bengal are aware of the situation in Bangladesh and rejected Banerjee’s allegations of women voters being singled out in the process. He emphasized that there is no intention to target any woman and expressed confidence that women will vote against Banerjee.
Majumdar’s comments followed Banerjee’s accusations against the Election Commission of India (ECI) for deleting names from the draft electoral rolls during the SIR process in the state. Banerjee alleged that around 54 lakh names were removed to benefit the BJP, calling it a grave mistake by the ECI. She claimed that women who changed surnames or addresses after marriage were unfairly affected.
Banerjee also mentioned similar incidents in other states like Maharashtra, Haryana, and Bihar, where names were allegedly removed without proper explanation. She criticized the ECI for not providing justice to those affected before announcing election dates. Referring to the deletion of approximately 5.8 million names from the draft electoral roll, Banerjee accused the ECI of having hidden agendas.
