West Bengal BJP MPs Raise ‘Threats’ Concern with Election Commission

Quick Summary:

• Key Statements: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya stated that the 2026 Assembly elections will witness a “new kind of election,” claiming an electorate free from Bangladeshi infiltrators, Rohingya Muslims, and deceased voters.
• Delegation Meeting: BJP MPs, including Bhattacharya, met Election Commission of India (ECI) officials on August 7 in New Delhi to discuss alleged threats made by CM Mamata Banerjee towards electoral officers over voter list revisions.
• BJP Allegations: The BJP accused Mamata Banerjee of undermining efforts for free and fair elections and creating fear among election officials with comments such as “ECI will come and go, but you have to work with me in the State.”
• BJP’s Written Complaints:

– Claims Ms. Banerjee shielded voter roll irregularities at administrative meetings in Bolpur (July 28) and Jhargram (August 6).
– Critiques her remarks labeling the ECI as “bonded labor” of the BJP after electoral officers were suspended following lapses in duty.

• election Commission Action: on August 5, ECI suspended four west Bengal State Electoral Office officials for grave lapses and ordered FIRs against them.
• Opposition Letter: Suvendu Adhikari urged civil service officers to act “without fear or favor,” alleging Trinamool Congress engaged in rigging methods like fictitious voter enrollments.

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