February 27th 2025.
In a recent gathering of the Trinamool Congress, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made a bold claim about an online agency allegedly working on behalf of the BJP in West Bengal. According to her, this agency has been trying to manipulate the voter list in order to allow voters from other states to participate in the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections. The Chief Minister revealed that she had received information about two agencies, the Association of Brilliant Minds and Company India 360, who have been reaching out to data entry operators and collaborating with corrupt block-level returning officers to link the names of out-of-state voters with the EPIC numbers of West Bengal voters.
During her speech, Banerjee also mentioned the specific states from which these alleged bogus voters hail, including Haryana, Gujarat, Bihar, Punjab, and Rajasthan, with the majority coming from Haryana and Gujarat. She expressed her concern that similar tactics were used in other state elections, such as in Delhi, Maharashtra, and Haryana, resulting in victory for the BJP. However, she assured her party members that they were well-equipped to identify and prevent such malpractices from succeeding in West Bengal.
To ensure the accuracy of the voter list, Banerjee announced the formation of district-level core committees within her party. These committees will be responsible for identifying any suspicious entries in their respective districts and reporting them to a centralized committee headed by the state's Trinamool Congress president, Subrata Bakshi. Banerjee emphasized the urgency of this task, giving the committees a deadline of 10 days to complete their investigations. She also warned that if they are unable to do so, she will personally take on the responsibility.
Earlier in the day, Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee also addressed the party workers, raising concerns about the Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) recent charge sheet. He questioned the CBI's reluctance to reveal the full identity of "One Abhishek Banerjee" mentioned in the document, and clarified that he is not afraid of the CBI's actions. He stated that he is willing to face any corruption charges and will not bow down to anyone except the common people.
The Trinamool Congress leaders' strong statements have caused a stir in West Bengal's political landscape, with both the Chief Minister and her party members vowing to protect the integrity of the state's electoral process.
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