Mamata Banerjee Raises 'Fake Voter' Allegations Against BJP (image:facebook.com/MamataBanerjeeOfficial/)
Kolkata, West Bengal: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday (February 27) criticised BJP of enrolling fake voters from Haryana and Gujarat to influence elections in Delhi and Maharashtra. While speaking at a Triamool Congress (TMC) organisational meeting in Kolkata, she made the controversial allegations.
Banerjee claimed that fair elections are impossible unless the Election Commission (EC) remains impartial.
She has also admonished the saffron party for allegedly trying to influence poll body through the rushed appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC).
“How the BJP is manipulating voters’ list with the blessings of Election Commission is very much clear,” she said.
Continuing further, Banerjee said that a movement against EC can be started.
“If I can go for 26 days hunger strike (during the anti-land acquisition movement in 2006), then we can start a movement against the Election Commission too. If needed, we can go for dharna before the Election Commission’s office for an indefinite period to press for demand to correct voter rolls and remove fake electors,” Chief Minister said.
TMC supremo then alleged that the saffron party had won elections in Delhi and Maharashtra by enrolling fake voters from Haryana and Gujarat.
“In Delhi and Maharashtra, the BJP had won elections by enrolling fake voters from Haryana and Gujarat. The party will bring these fake voters from Haryana and Gujarat and try to win elections in Bengal as the BJP know that it can never win Bengal elections if polls are held in a free and fair manner,” she accused.
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Banerjee has also indicted the BJP of “ensuring enrolment of fake voters from other States in various districts of West Bengal with the help of the EC.”
The TMC supremo then stated that they will identify fake voters find way in the voter list with the help of the BJP.
“We will not allow outsiders (BJP) to capture Bengal,” she added.
(With inputs from PTI)
