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Mamata seeks CEC arrest and fresh Bengal polls
The Hindu··3d ago
Former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on September 23 demanded the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. She also sought fresh Assembly polls using the pre-SIR voter list. She alleged the BJP and the Election Commission had looted the year's Assembly election. The remarks followed an Indian Express report on SIR dissent by two election commissioners.
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What It Means For You
- Banerjee called for West Bengal re-election on the old voter list before SIR changes.
- She said INDIA bloc partners have discussed the matter and will meet soon.
- October 6 bypolls already use interim party names and symbols set by the Election Commission.
What's Happening
- In a Facebook live, Banerjee said protests will continue while Gyanesh Kumar remains CEC.
- The Indian Express reported Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi objected at least 14 times on SIR decisions.
- The Election Commission said SIR decisions were taken unanimously by all three commissioners.
The Parallel Symbol Dispute
- The Commission froze the All India Trinamool Congress name and twin flowers-and-grass symbol.
- The Mamata faction received Mamata All India Trinamool Congress and a football player symbol.
- The Arup Roy faction was allotted Democratic Trinamool Congress and an envelope symbol.
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