Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a guide she stated she has penned on the alleged harassment confronted by electors within the heart of the continued hearings for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the explain’s electoral roll.
Chief Minister Banerjee, whereas launching the guide at the Forty ninth Kolkata International Guide Racy on Thursday, slammed the Election Price of India (ECI) over the deaths of as a minimum 110 of us.
Addressing the inauguration of the guide handsome, Banerjee stated, “Out of the a vogue of books, one is on the harassment that folk are facing in consequence of the SIR. Because the year is 2026, I even have penned down 26 poems in two to three days whereas travelling.”
“I don’t have the time to write. I write after I am travelling to the districts. I desire the employ of a pen and paper in preference to writing on a pc. I don’t derive satisfaction if I write on a pc. I employ the computer for legitimate work,” she added.
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The manager minister stated that spherical 153 books written by her have been printed to this point. Nine extra have been printed on Thursday at the guide handsome.
“SIR is going down. Around 110 of us have already died. Other folk are standing in queues (at listening to centres) each day for hours. Questions are being asked about whether or no longer a particular person has greater than 5 children. ‘Hum Win Hamare Win’ is a contemporary idea. Earlier, it wasn’t the case. How can I bring the delivery certificates of my parents? They have been all born at home. Atal Behari Vajpayee as soon as knowledgeable me that his true birthday modified into as soon as no longer December 25,” she added.
She additionally criticised the ECI for sending listening to notices to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen.
“Nobel laureate Amartya Sen modified into as soon as sent a listening to observe. What’s going to even be extra impolite than this? Earlier, of us used to elect a government. Now the ECI is deciding that by curtailing the balloting rights of of us. This can’t happen. Everyone have to sigh. If my neighbour’s apartment is on fire, I’m succesful of’t take a seat nonetheless,” she added.
SIR modified into as soon as rolled out in West Bengal on November 4, 2025, and the draft electoral roll modified into as soon as printed on December 16. The closing date for submission of claims and objections modified into as soon as January 15. The ECI had extended it till January 19. The listening to process is scheduled to proceed till February 7 outdated to the final electoral roll is printed on February 14.
The manager minister stated that spherical “2.7 million of us” visited closing year’s guide handsome and that the 48th Kolkata International Guide Racy recorded a “change of spherical ₹2.3 crore”. This year’s guide handsome is anticipated to attain extra change, she added.
