A political storm rages in Kolkata as Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh unleashes on the Election Commission and BJP for the Special Intensive Revision mishandling of West Bengal’s electoral rolls. On March 4, he tied the process to a death, pinning blame on the duo.
Ghosh charged that BJP dictates are causing EC to strike off legitimate names. ‘We’re fighting back with the people—protests, lawsuits, and Mamata Banerjee’s Supreme Court plea,’ he said. ‘Friday marks Didi’s dharna launch against this voter wipeout.’
He portrayed BJP’s Bengal strategy as reputation sabotage, now involving voter vanishing acts. Their wall slogans? ‘Just for selfies; they can’t read them,’ Ghosh quipped.
Sarcasm flowed for BJP’s external ‘travelers’ funded for regular jaunts: 2021’s bombastic ‘200 Paar’ crashed to 60 seats; 2023 panchayats saw total district losses.
Ghosh equated CPI(M) votes to BJP’s, dubbing it the ‘backup team’ amid Left decline. ‘TMC, under visionary leadership of Mamata and Abhishek, has been the people’s voice since inception—Left? Mere spectators at home,’ he wrapped up.