New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) nationwide president Mamata Banerjee Monday stormed out of a gathering with a full bench of the Election Fee (EC) on the Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of “insulting and humiliating” her.

Talking to reporters exterior the Election Fee headquarters right here, Banerjee launched a pointy assault on Kumar, calling him a “dealer of the BJP”, and warned that he would additionally “meet the destiny of Jagdeep Dhankhar”.

Banerjee attended the assembly together with TMC normal secretary and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, occasion MP Kalyan Banerjee, and 12 members of “SIR-affected households, together with those that are alive however declared useless and kin of those that died because of SIR,” the TMC mentioned in an announcement.

The Election Fee had on 16 December revealed West Bengal’s draft electoral rolls following the SIR train, deleting the names of greater than 58 lakh voters on numerous grounds, together with demise and migration. Meeting elections within the state are due in lower than three months.

Members of the TMC delegation entered the assembly sporting black shawls. Banerjee alleged that the EC had “focused” not simply Muslims but in addition Hindus, together with members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

Mamata repeatedly described the CEC as a “nice liar” and a “dalal” (dealer).

“Dhankhar had additionally carried out one thing related. He was the Governor of our state and used to talk in opposition to us, however we nonetheless revered him. However there’s a restrict, which is lacking on this case. We boycotted the assembly. We have been insulted and humiliated. I’ve not seen one of these Election Fee prior to now. He’s very boastful. He misbehaved with us intentionally. He behaves as if he’s a zamindar and we’re his servants,” Banerjee mentioned.

Dhankhar had stepped down from the put up of Vice President of India on the primary day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on 21 July, 2025. Though Dhankhar cited medical causes for stepping down, political insiders had instructed his resignation was prompted by a severe breakdown in his relationship with the federal government, successfully forcing him to stop.

In the meantime, questioning the procedures adopted through the SIR train, Banerjee additionally cited examples to criticise the documentation necessities.

“Ask the Prime Minister to provide institutional supply certificates of his dad and mom. Had Vajpayee-ji been alive, might he have produced such certificates? Can Advani-ji produce them?” she requested.

Election Fee sources mentioned the factors raised by the TMC delegation have been duly famous by CEC Kumar and Election Commissioners S. S, Sandhu and Vivek Joshi.

“When the CEC began responding, the TMC leaders interjected on a number of events. The chief minister appeared agitated and left the assembly abruptly,” an EC official mentioned.

Banerjee additionally questioned the “haste” in finishing up the SIR train so near the Meeting elections and reiterated considerations over the method adopted by the fee.

(Edited by Viny Mishra)

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