Trinamool Congress on Friday (31 October 2025) warned that legal action and mass agitation would be taken if the names of genuine voters were removed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in West Bengal. Addressing around 15,000 party officials from Bengal, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee accused the BJP of using the process to quietly rig the upcoming elections.
Preparations for rigging at the behest of BJP: TMC
According to sources, Abhishek Banerjee alleged that the SIR announced on October 27 is being done at the behest of BJP to manipulate the voter list before the upcoming assembly elections.
TMC sources quoted Abhishek Banerjee as saying, “As you all know, SIR was announced in Bengal on October 27 on the instructions of BJP. After the announcement of voter list revision in Bihar, we had said that this means silent rigging. Trinamool has opposed it in Parliament, court and on the streets and we will continue to do so.
Giving a stern warning earlier this week, Abhishek Banerjee had said, “If the name of even one genuine voter is removed from the voter list, one lakh people of Bengal will stage a protest outside the Election Commission office in New Delhi.”
‘Atmosphere of fear in Bengal due to SIR process’
State President Subrata Bakshi also addressed this meeting called by Abhishek Banerjee on Friday. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare the party’s strategy to monitor the voter list revision. District, block and booth level Trinamool officials were among those invited.
Addressing the meeting, Abhishek Banerjee alleged that due to the SIR process an atmosphere of fear has been created in the entire state. The leaders present at the meeting quoted Abhishek Banerjee as saying, “We will not remain silent if the names of real voters are removed.” We will draw the attention of the court and also start a big movement in Delhi to ensure justice.
Abhishek Banerjee asked the workers to be alert
Party sources said that Abhishek Banerjee directed all the leaders to be alert and claimed that the names of thousands of real voters have been found missing in many areas, especially in North 24 Parganas, Nadia and Cooch Behar districts.
A senior Trinamool official said, “Regarding the voter list irregularities that we had exposed in Wednesday’s press conference, Abhishek Banerjee said that we will also draw the attention of the court. This is not just a political issue, but a democratic issue.
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