Mamata, Abhishek Banerjee to hit the streets on SIR as 80,681 BLOs begin crucial house-to-house visits across Bengal
Realignment of the Opposition on the SIR issue is another issue that is expected as Abhishek Banerjee welcomed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin’s decision to take it to court and stated that he will discuss it in the party.
Abhishek Banerjee said on Monday: “I welcome this move. I will have to discuss it with our party. People are dying here because of the Chief Election Commissioner; he has blood on his hands.”
Today’s mega rally will address Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee, who will take to the streets “for PEOPLE’S RIGHTS against the so-called Special Intensive Revision which is actually SILENT INVISIBLE HARDWARE”, AITC’s post on X Handle urges everyone to “join the historic Maha Michil and raise their voice for every rightful citizen” at the mega rally.
Mega rally anthem
The anthem for the protection of people’s rights for the mega rally, written by Trinamool Supremo Mamata Banerjee and sung by Indranil Sen, was released by the Trinamool Congress. The song was released by AITC on X Handle and all other social media accounts.
Speaking about SIR, Trinamool Congress National general secretary Abhishek Banerjee warned people yesterday: “No one should experience fear or panic due to SIR and no one’s name should be left out! Help desks will be set up in municipalities and panchayat areas in the state Our employees will be there to help the people War rooms will be set up in every assembly constituency Local representatives will remain in office The administration will provide necessary support to BLOs sir”.
Banerjee had told media persons: “BJP is organizing CAA camps in West Bengal. If you go to these camps and your names are registered there, you will face the fate of 12 lakh Hindus in Assam. You will all be sent to detention camps in a similar manner.”
BJP delegation from LoP
A BJP delegation led by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari will reach WB-CEO’s office at 1 pm today to meet CEO Manoj Agarwal.
The SIR Phase 2 Assembly visit exercise conducted by the Election Commission (EC) will begin in eight other states and three Union Territories from today.
AITC writes to WB-CEO
The Trinamool Congress leadership has written to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (WB-CEO) Manoj Agarwal, seeking clarification that “outdated and defective registration lists of 2003 were used in Kulpi under the Special Intensive Revision process”.
“We have formally lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, seeking clarity on why outdated and flawed 2003 lists are being used in Kulpi under the Special Intensive Revision process. Why are flawed 2003 lists being used in Kulpi instead of the legally mandated 2002 SIR lists? How can citizens trust the process when it comes to the integrity of the voter list? This lack of transparency by the Election Commission has undermined public confidence in the fairness of the election process.” He said that Bengal will not remain silent while democracy is diluted.
