Kolkata’s political temperature is soaring as tensions mount over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal’s voter lists. In a pointed critique, BJP legislator Debjit Sarkar on Saturday lashed out at the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) government led by Mamata Banerjee. He made a direct appeal to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to step out of Delhi and witness the ground realities in Bengal firsthand.
Speaking exclusively to IANS, Sarkar minced no words. ‘The CEC must come to West Bengal,’ he insisted. ‘He should visit the hotspots of violence himself. Issuing orders from Delhi won’t cut it when the situation here is spiraling out of control. Law and order has collapsed, and there’s no respect for the Constitution.’
Sarkar didn’t hold back in slamming the TMC regime. He recounted shocking incidents, like when Enforcement Directorate (ED) teams probing a private agency were allegedly robbed of files and laptops on the Chief Minister’s orders. ‘Where ruling party MLAs and cabinet ministers openly incite rebellion against Hindus, what more is left to see?’ he questioned. ‘Gyanesh Kumar and a Supreme Court representative need to come here and see for themselves.’
Turning his guns on TMC general secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee, Sarkar mocked his virtual meetings. ‘Let them hold all the virtual huddles they want. TMC members themselves call each other thieves amid the problems staring them in the face.’ He even claimed internal dissent against Banerjee was forcing these online gatherings, as he wasn’t safe for physical meetings.
As assembly elections loom, Sarkar predicted a resounding defeat for TMC. ‘Bengal’s people will vote them out and bring BJP to power,’ he declared confidently. The controversy underscores deepening rifts over electoral integrity in the state, with opposition voices growing louder for central intervention.