TMC says it will consult other parties to discuss impeaching EC chief for alleged SIR irregularities
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The Trinamool Congress will consult other parties to consider bringing a motion to impeach Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, over the allegedly flawed manner in which the special intensive revision exercise was being conducted in West Bengal, NDTV reported.
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Party MP Kalyan Banerjee was quoted as telling reporters in Delhi on Tuesday: “We are considering impeaching the Chief Election Commissioner because of the way he is conducting the SIR, which is incorrect and affects the voting rights of every citizen in the country.”
This came a day after Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee walked out of a meeting with Kumar, alleging that the Election Commission chief “insulted and humiliated” the delegation that she led.
After walking out, Banerjee had alleged that West Bengal was being “deliberately targeted” and claimed that 58 lakh voters had been removed from the rolls without being given a chance to defend themselves.
Banerjee had claimed that the Election Commission was using the special intensive revision to delete voters from Assembly seats held by TMC legislators, NDTV reported.
“In assembly constituencies of BJP MLAs, the names of a maximum of 3,000 to 4,000 voters are deleted,” Banerjee was quoted as claiming at the time. “But in constituencies held by Trinamool Congress MLAs, the number of voters deleted ranges...