West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. PTI
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday (December 22, 2025) lashed out at the Election Commission of India, alleging that there were “gross errors” in the SIR exercise conducted so far in the State.

Addressing a meeting of TMC’s booth-level agents at the Netaji Indoor Stadium, Kolkata, Ms. Banerjee also alleged that the ECI was appointing observers without informing the State Government, and working to foster the BJP’s interests.

“The Election Commission is working only as per the directions of the BJP. There are gross errors in the mapping of voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the State,” she alleged.

The TMC supremo also asserted that central officers who have been appointed micro observers for SIR hearings have little knowledge of the local language and are unfit to conduct the verifications during the second phase of the ongoing revision exercise.

Published – December 22, 2025 02:46 pm IST