Trinamool Targets Election Commission Chief Gyanesh Kumar as tensions rise over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal. The confrontation signals a tough political battle ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
A Trinamool Congress delegation, led by MP Abhishek Banerjee, met Election Commission officials in Delhi on Wednesday. After the meeting, Abhishek accused the Chief Election Commissioner of losing his temper and behaving aggressively. He claimed the CEC pointed fingers at party members during the interaction. Abhishek asserted his position as an elected representative and said he was accountable to voters, not authorities.
He challenged the Election Commission to release CCTV footage of the meeting. He also accused the poll body of avoiding direct answers and selectively leaking information to the media. According to him, the Commission failed to respond clearly to questions raised by Trinamool during earlier meetings.
The Election Commission rejected the allegations and accused Trinamool leaders of intimidating electoral staff in West Bengal. It warned that any pressure on booth-level officers would not be tolerated. Officials also urged the state government to release pending honorariums to election workers.
Draft electoral rolls released in December show over 58 lakh provisional deletions. Trinamool has alleged large-scale voter disenfranchisement. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has termed the revision exercise a “scam” and warned of protests if valid voters lose their names.
