Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission and West Bengal government, accusing them of making common voters the worst casualties of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.
Chowdhury, who is contesting from the Berhampore Assembly constituency, said that free and fair elections are impossible without accurate and transparent electoral rolls, citing constitutional provisions.
He alleged that the Election Commission and West Bengal government's failure in the SIR exercise has turned common voters into the worst casualties.
Chowdhury suggested that polling should be deferred until a transparent revision of electoral rolls is completed, urging intervention by constitutional authorities.
The remarks come amid ongoing political tensions in West Bengal over the electoral roll revision process and allegations raised by multiple parties regarding voter list discrepancies ahead of the Assembly elections.
West Bengal is set for two phases of assembly polls on April 23 and 29, with the results set for May 4.
