EC to ensure Bengal election free of violence and intimidation, says CEC Gyanesh Kumar in poll preparedness update

With polls fast approaching in West Bengal, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday said that the Election Commission’s primary aim was to ensure the maximum participation of voters in the eastern state and hold elections in an atmosphere free from violence and intimidation. Speaking at a press conference in Kolkata to discuss preparedness…

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Mamata Banerjee vs EC over SIR: Bengal CM calls poll body ‘arrogant and dishonest’ after meeting CEC

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched an attack on Election Commission after meeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue. Speaking with the press after meeting the EC officials, Mamata Banerjee said she has never seen an Election Commission “as arrogant and dishonest as this one.”…

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SIR in Bengal ‘compromised’: Mamata Banerjee writes to EC over ‘irregularities, procedural violations’

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) raising concerns over alleged irregularities, procedural violations and administrative shortcomings during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in the state, according to PTI, Calling the SIR “arbitrary” and “unplanned”, Banerjee urged the CEC to immediately address its shortcomings or suspend the…

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