A trust crisis engulfs the Election Commission in West Bengal, according to Congress leader Shubhankar Sarkar, who blasted the SIR process for alienating voters. In a candid Kolkata chat with IANS, he urged reforms before the assembly battle royale unfolds.
Poll rhetoric intensifies with Congress and BJP coveting the chief minister’s chair, countered by TMC’s re-election pledge. Sarkar lamented the fear gripping Bengal as authentic voters vanish from rolls. ‘Daily decline in security,’ he warned.
Despite TMC’s early SIR blockade threat, Congress demanded constitutional execution. Yet, EC’s mid-course corrections sans BLO training sparked tragedies, including suicides, per Sarkar. ‘Far from constitutional propriety,’ he charged.
Congress’s battle plan: evict TMC, neutralize BJP, revive its administration. Glancing at Kerala, Sarkar envisioned Congress rule ahead, thanks to democratic internals driving countrywide ascent.
Ghulam Ahmad Mir reinforced by pledging candidates for every one of 294 seats, shunning TMC ties. The manifesto, infused with public voices on key grievances, wraps up in days, highlighting Congress’s poll prowess.