Mamata writes to CEC; calls survey 'chaotic, dangerous'

Banerjee mentioned that she has “time and again” raised concerns over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in the state and is now “compelled to write” to the chief election commissioner because the situation has reached a “deeply alarming stage”

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Upping the ante on SIR, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote a strongly worded letter to CEC Gyanesh Kumar Thursday, asking him to immediately halt the exercise that she claimed was “chaotic, coercive and dangerous”.

Banerjee said she was “compelled to write” because the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls in the state had reached a “deeply alarming stage”, alleging that the drive was being run in an "unplanned, dangerous” manner that had “crippled the system from day one”.

The BJP, however, dismissed the allegations, claiming that the ruling TMC was “trying to halt the lawful SIR process” in the state.

“The manner in which this exercise is being forced upon officials and citizens is not only unplanned and chaotic, but also dangerous," the chief minister wrote, adding that the absence of “basic preparedness, adequate planning or clear communication” had pushed the process into disarray.