Won’t allow BJP to snatch voting rights, will fight till end: Mamata

KOLKATA: (Mar 21) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to “snatch away the voting rights” of people through the ongoing revision of electoral rolls ahead of the assembly polls.

Addressing thousands of worshippers after Eid prayers at Kolkata’s Red Road, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo alleged that the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls — which the ruling party claims has led to large-scale deletions of voter names — was part of a broader attempt to influence the electoral process in the state.

“We will not allow Modi ji and the BJP to take away your voting rights. We will fight till the end to protect democracy and the rights of every citizen,” Banerjee said at the gathering.