NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to the Election Fee, alleging ‘grave conspiracy’ towards the democratic rights of the folks of Bengal. She additionally demanded a halt to faux voter entries within the SIR course of forward of the state meeting elections.“I’ve written to the Chief Election Commissioner, elevating critical alarm over the grave conspiracy being orchestrated towards the democratic rights of the folks of Bengal,” she wrote in a submit on X. In her letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Banerjee alleged that the BJP in coordination with the ECI, was trying to govern the state’s electoral rolls. She stated reviews point out that enormous numbers of Type 6 purposes had been being submitted by BJP brokers on the workplace of the Chief Electoral Officer and throughout a number of districts.She wrote, “These don’t appear to be routine purposes for voter inclusion however a mischievous ploy to incorporate non-residents within the electoral roll. There are critical considerations that these purposes could pertain to people who usually are not real residents of Bengal and don’t have any legit connection to the state. Comparable patterns had been reportedly noticed previous to elections in Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra and Delhi.”Banerjee additionally highlighted the human price of the “Particular Intensive Revision” (SIR) course of, which she stated had induced hardship for hundreds of thousands and tragically led to over 200 deaths.She added, “It’s a matter of deep concern {that a} constitutional authority such because the Election Fee of India seems to be undermining the democratic and basic rights of the folks of Bengal. The flawed and seemingly focused ‘Particular Intensive Revision’ has induced extreme hardship to hundreds of thousands, pushing many to the brink of disenfranchisement. Tragically, over 200 folks have reportedly misplaced their lives on this course of. It’s deeply distressing that even such developments haven’t elicited a extra humane and responsive method from ECI.“She warned that the ECI gave the impression to be fast-tracking these bulk purposes, describing the method as unlawful and opposite to Supreme Court docket directives. “This isn’t solely unlawful and towards the orders of the Hon’ble Supreme Court docket, however a direct assault on free and honest elections in Bengal. I’ve demanded that the ECI instantly cease this undemocratic train, strictly comply with the Hon’ble Supreme Court docket’s instructions and be sure that no faux voters are added after the ultimate electoral roll was printed on 28.02.2026. Bengal is not going to enable its democracy to be stolen in broad daylight. The folks of Bengal are watching.”Reiterating her stance towards the BJP, Banerjee accused the occasion of fostering divisions on non secular strains. Whereas addressing an election rally at Charakdanga Floor, she stated, “They create divisions within the title of Hindu and Muslim. If you happen to take a look at the photographs of individuals standing in line, you will notice many ladies sporting sindoor amongst them. They’ve thought-about minorities as their enemies from the very starting. They create cash from Saudi Arabia and embrace them, however in India, they discriminate towards them.”The state will conduct elections in two phases, on April 23 and April 29, with counting of votes for each phases scheduled for Might 4.