'SIR is a big scam to bring BJP to office'

KOLKATA/KESHIARY: Mamata Banerjee alleged connected Saturday that EC's SIR was a "big scam" aimed astatine "bringing BJP to office" successful Bengal, informing of backlash against those enforcing SIR. "Voters are being deleted indiscriminately. Remember, retired of 90 lakh voters deleted, 60 lakh are Hindus and 30 lakh Muslims. It would beryllium proved 1 time that SIR was a immense scam. Those trying to delight their bosses by torturing and harassing radical volition get justice," she said astatine a rally successful West Midnapore's Keshiary. "More than 250 radical person died owed to the SIR exercise... Since we talk successful Bengali, are we not Indians? Do we request to perpetually beryllium our citizenship?" she asked. She flagged alleged targeting of Lodha and Sabar communities during SIR. She accused BJP of readying to tamper with EVMs and spreading fear. "It is being said that those deleted from Bihar rolls volition not get rations... their slope accounts volition beryllium frozen. I volition not let immoderate specified happening successful Bengal," she said. - Dwaipayan Ghosh & Sujoy Khanra