NEW DELHI: TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday criticised the Election Commission for “failing to provide answers” after a marathon meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on issues surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Abhishek Banerjee said the two-and-a-half hour discussion, which touched on eight to ten concerns raised by his party, yielded “no concrete answer to anything” apart from clarity on just two or three points. He added that attempts to question the Commission on the SIR were repeatedly diverted to unrelated topics such as citizenship.“We discussed eight to ten issues. The meeting started at 12:00 PM, and it lasted two and a half hours. Last time, a month ago, on November 28th, a delegation of 10 people from our party came here. We asked the Election Commission five questions, but we didn’t receive a single precise answer to any of them,” Banerjee said.He alleged selective information leaks about the previous meeting. “That same night, the Election Commission selectively leaked information to some journalists, claiming that they had answered every question. Immediately afterwards, I tweeted that the Trinamool Congress has digital evidence and that the Election Commission did not provide a single answer to any of our questions last time… This time, except for two or three points, we didn’t get any clarity on anything. When I ask them about the SIR, they shift the topic to citizenship. There was no concrete answer to anything…”Banerjee also said the delegation raised concerns about senior citizens facing harassment during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Over 58.2 lakh names were deleted during the SIR enumeration period, with the claims and objections phase set to end on 15 January 2026.
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