West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the electoral system of conducting a “one‑sided” exercise that has wiped out around 90 lakh names from the state’s voter list, remarks she made on Friday, 10 April 2026, in North 24 Parganas. The chief minister alleged that the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was essentially used to strike people off the list, rather than functioning as a routine, fair‑minded cleanup.
Banerjee said the work of the tribunal, which the Supreme Court had directed should be set up to hear rolls‑related appeals, had not yet commenced. She cited the apex court’s earlier directive that those whose names were missing from the list should be allowed to submit documents, but claimed that, in practice, the system went ahead “like a Chaitra‑month sale” and removed about 90 lakh names—60 lakh Hindu and 30 lakh Muslim, as per her statement.
The chief minister questioned the intent behind the National Register of Voters‑linked mechanism in the state, asking whether the process was undertaken solely to “steal votes” by systematically deleting entries. She described the BJP and central agencies as a “two‑headed snake” that strikes from both sides, warning voters not to place their trust in the party until the rolls are restored and grievance‑redressal structures become operational.
Key highlights
90 lakh names removed from list.
Tribunal work not yet started.
60 lakh Hindus, 30 lakh Muslims.
Banerjee calls process “one‑sided exercise”.
“Beware BJP, don’t trust them”.
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