'EC using BJP-developed app for SIR': Mamata levels fresh charge; calls exercise 'illegal'

NEW DELHI: Stepping up her onslaught against the Election Commission implicit the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) successful West Bengal, main curate Mamata Banerjee connected Tuesday alleged that the canvass sheet was "illegally utilizing mobile applications developed by the BJP's IT cell" to behaviour a roll-revision workout successful the poll-bound state.Banerjee besides accused the EC of adopting what she described arsenic "wrong, unconstitutional and undemocratic" methods to transportation retired the revision workout up of assembly elections.“The EC is resorting to each kinds of incorrect moves for conducting the SIR. It is marking eligible voters arsenic ‘dead’ and forcing the elderly, sick and indisposed to be hearings. It is making usage of mobile apps developed by the BJP’s IT compartment for the exercise.

This is illegal, unconstitutional and undemocratic. This cannot spell on,” the main curate alleged, according to quality bureau PTI.The TMC supremo’s caller acceptable of allegations against the canvass sheet was made connected a time erstwhile her enactment MP Derek O’Brien moved the Supreme Court against the EC, claiming it has taken recourse to “arbitrary and procedurally irregular actions” for conducting the ongoing SIR successful West Bengal.The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) workout has “substantially aggravated difficulties faced by eligible and bona fide electors” successful the state, the TMC alleged.

Banerjee said, “I impulse the radical to stay cautious portion participating successful SIR. They indispensable basal beside those who request help. They don’t request to enactment me; enactment lone those who are successful occupation due to the fact that of this exercise.”Meanwhile, the BJP rejected the complaint arsenic baseless and politically motivated.