THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, Nov 28: A 10-member delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), led by Rajya Sabha MP Derek O’Brien, met the full bench of the Election Commission on Friday to discuss concerns related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
The meeting follows a letter from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, seeking urgent intervention on two key issues.
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The first pertains to the state CEO’s directive preventing district election officers from hiring contractual data-entry operators and Bangla Sahayata Kendra staff for the SIR exercise, voter list cleanup, and other poll-related work. The second issue involves a proposal to establish polling booths within private residential complexes.
The TMC has also raised alarm over several deaths allegedly linked to the SIR verification process in the state.
The delegation included Lok Sabha MPs Satabdi Roy, Kalyan Banerjee, Pratima Mondal, Sajda Ahmed, and Mahua Moitra, as well as Rajya Sabha MPs Dola Sen, Mamata Thakur, Saket Gokhale, and Prakash Chik Barik.
The SIR exercise is currently underway across 12 states and Union territories, including West Bengal.
