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Mamata Banerjee Demands Old Voter Lists Be Used for Elections Amid SIR Row
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Moneycontrol•13-10-2026, 07:07
Mamata Banerjee Demands Old Voter Lists Be Used for Elections Amid SIR Row
- •Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that elections should use existing electoral rolls until all eligible voters are included.
- •Opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi marched to the Supreme Court protesting alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision exercise.
- •Keralam Chief Minister VD Satheesan and Minister PK Kunhalikutty supported the protest, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.
- •Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia accused the opposition of creating instability and hypocrisy regarding EVMs and the Election Commission.
- •Union Minister Giriraj Singh criticized the Congress party for questioning electoral credibility only in states where it faces defeat.
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Mamata Banerjee stated that elections should be conducted using the existing electoral rolls until the names of all eligible voters are successfully included in the lists.
Led by Rahul Gandhi, INDIA bloc leaders and supporters marched from Barakhamba Road toward the Supreme Court of India and filed a petition in the apex court over the alleged irregularities in the electoral rolls' Special Intensive Revision.
Assam BJP president Dilip Saikia accused opposition parties of trying to create national instability and target democratic institutions, noting that the Congress questions Electronic Voting Machines and the Election Commission only when it loses elections.
