Suvendu Adhikari demands action against Mamata Banerjee over booth officers remark
Posting on his official handle on social media platform 'X' (formerly Twitter), Adhikari wrote:'By instructing BLOs to ensure that no names are removed from the Voter List, it is clearly an unauthorised attempt to dilute the voter lists for political gain. This is unacceptable. How can elections be fair if the Chief Minister pressures officials and challenges the ECI's autonomy?'He further added that he has formally urged the Election Commission to take suo motu cognisance of the Chief Minister's statements, which he claims interfere with the duties of BLOs and "undermine the ECI's authority".Mamata Banerjee's assertion that BLOs are merely State Govt Employees and her attempt to intimidate and manipulate the electoral process by instructing BLOs to ensure that no names are removed from the Voter List, is clearly an unauthorized attempt to dilute the Voter Lists for pic.twitter.com/mnbxVHAOfA— Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) July 29, 2025Banerjee, while addressing government officials in Birbhum on Monday, stated that BLOs should be cautious not to arbitrarily strike off names from the voter list and reminded them that, "BLOs are state government employees and will have to work under the state government after elections too." Her comments were made in the context of widespread voter list revisions currently underway.The BJP sees the remarks as an attempt to influence voter list management and exert pressure on BLOs, who are trained and deputed by the Election Commission for electoral duties.- Ends
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