'77 deaths due to SIR': Mamata makes shock claim; attacks EC again

NEW DELHI: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee condemned the Special Intensive Revision going connected successful the state, alleging the process that was expected to beryllium constructive has already claimed 77 lives portion leaving aggregate others needing hospitalisation.In her missive to the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the CM wrote, "It is shocking that an workout which should person been constructive and productive has already seen 77 deaths with 4 attempts to termination and 17 persons falling sick and necessitating hospitalisation."

She further stated that the process was "relentlessly harassing the mean citizens" and that the revision of the elector lists is being done strictly connected method information without immoderate quality judgment. Mamata alleged that the ECI has undertaken the process without due planning, which has caused fearfulness and intimidation. "This is attributed to fear, intimidation and disproportionate workload owed to unplanned workout undertaken by ECI," the CM wrote.‘77 deaths owed to SIR’: Mamata makes explosive charges connected EC again; flags ‘inhumane’ conditions"

'Harassment of citizens'

Mamata Banerjee attacked the ECI, claiming the revisions are subjecting the citizens to unreasonable unit and administrative scrutiny. She wrote, "I americium profoundly shocked and disturbed by the mode successful which the Election Commission of India (ECI) appears to beryllium relentlessly harassing mean citizens during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR)."

Highlighting the value of quality involution and judgement successful the process, she said that this revision forms the instauration of ideology and the law framework."The proceeding process has go mostly mechanical, driven purely by method information and is wholly devoid of the exertion of mind, sensitivity and quality interaction that are indispensable for an workout of this nature-one that straight forms the bedrock of our ideology and law framework," she wrote.On Monday, Mamata Banerjee had announced her program to determination to the Supreme Court implicit the "inhumane treatment" of the citizens during SIR. The revision thrust has been underway successful West Bengal for implicit 2 months. It has triggered disorder among the citizens and utmost accent connected tract staff, with respective BLOs reportedly dying owed to wellness complications oregon termination from accrued workload.