Suvendu Adhikari claims 1 crore ‘Rohingya, Bangladeshi, faux voters’ in Bengal, urges ECI to take motion

The Leader of Opposition within the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has claimed that there are practically one crore Rohingya immigrants, Bangladeshi Muslim voters, deceased voters, duplicate entries, and faux voters within the electoral rolls of the State.

The BJP chief urged the Election Commission of India to take away these names from the voters’ listing.”There are practically one crore Rohingya immigrants, Bangladeshi Muslim voters, deceased voters, duplicate entries, and faux voters in West Bengal.

“The Election Commission of India ought to take away these names to make sure the credibility of the voter listing,” Mr. Adhikari informed reporters on Saturday.

Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar referred to as for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, just like the one presently underway in Bihar.

“SIR is a regular practice of the Election Commission of India. Even in the year 2002, the SIR exercise was carried out in West Bengal. Names of 20 lakh voters were removed from the voter list…It is the role of the Election Commission to rectify the voter list. A well-proof voter list is necessary to make our democracy vibrant,” Mr. Majumdar mentioned.

TMC chief Abhishek Banerjee ridiculed the train, calling it “Silent Invisible Rigging”, and accused the Election Commission of working in favour of the BJP.

He cited instances equivalent to a residential certificates issued in a canine’s title, arguing that real voters had been being arbitrarily faraway from the rolls.

“Under the pretext of SIR, the names of the citizens of this country are being deleted from the list, and a residential certificate is being issued in the name of a dog, and the Election Commission is even accepting this residential certificate. There is a residential certificate in the name of a dog, but people cannot cast their votes. The SIR that they are talking about…Special Intensive Revision…the actual meaning of SIR is rather Silent Invisible Rigging, which has been started by the Election Commission in favour of the BJP. Those who use their voting rights to question the government, the Election Commission is trying to snatch away their voting rights,” the Trinamool MP mentioned.