Coming down heavily on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India (ECI), Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of Trinamul Congress said a dog has been included in the voters’ list in Bihar at the cost of a genuine voter, just to help the BJP to win election.
Talking to newsmen outside the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, he said: “In Bihar, a dog has been included in the list of voters and his father’s name is Kuttababu. This has been deliberately to help the BJP to win the election. Resident certificate has been issued in the name of a dog, which is important to get a Voters’ ID card.”
He said in the name of SIR, the Bengali-speaking workers have been attacked and harassed in the BJP-ruled states. Miss Mamata Banerjee has strongly condemned this farce. He maintained that no genuine voter should be dropped from the list. “While illegal migrants are entering the country it is the responsibility of the Centre.
If two people are entering Bengal illegally, then 200 people are entering through Tripura,” he said.
Addressing newsmen at Trinamul Bhavan, Chandrima Bhatacharya, president Trinamul Mahila Commission said: “ECI is functioning as an agent of the BJP. In Bihar a voter card has been issued in the name of a dog whose father’s name is Kutta Babu and Mother’s name is Kutiya Debi. It is really shameful. The ECI is leaving no stone unturned to ensure the victory of the double engine government. They did this in Maharashtra and Delhi and helped the BJP to win the election,” she maintained.
Abhishek said at the airport: “Listen to the speech (of our MPs) first. We made it clear on July 21 itself. At least in this session and in the future too, be it any kind of debate or Question Hour, we will deliver our speeches in Bengali. Operation Sindoor will be discussed in the House today. From our party, MP Sayoni Ghosh will speak in Bengali today. In different states ruled by the BJP, like Rajasthan, UP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Odisha, Haryana, Bengalis are facing systematic, pre-planned torture. We are seeing more and more examples each day.”
The MP said, they [BJP] came to power for the third time. But what has been done for the people of Bengal? How many times has Sukanta Majumdar spoken up for Bengal? He writes to the PM, HM and President when he is stopped on the road and faces protest. But how many times has he written about Bengal’s plight to the Centre? Do they know the exact number of Rohingyas? They are clearly uneducated. Those who are torturing the people of Bengal, remember the lesson you learnt in 2021 and 2024, in 2026 that lesson will be even more severe. Be prepared for a fitting response. We will not bow down.
He was especially harsh on the atrocities on the migrants: What is happening in Gujarat, MP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, we can do the same in Bengal. But we do not do it. That is not what we have learnt. Bengal also has many non-Bengalis living here. We feel that they have equal rights. Why will we do divisive politics? If we had to divide politics, then in areas like Cooch Behar and Junglemahal where the BJP fared well and we couldn’t, we could have stopped all schemes in these areas. But we didn’t. We have done equal work in areas where people voted for us and where they didn’t. That is how the policy of both State and Centre should be. This is unfortunate. In the coming days, if the BJP thinks that by beating and insulting the people of Bengal they will teach them a lesson, then be ready for an even harsher lesson.