West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now hit out at the Election Commission of India on the issue of a BJP seal appearing on one of its letters.
Speaking to a reporter outside Kolkata airport, she said, "The Election Commission is not impartial. That's why their notification has the symbol of the BJP's vote."
The incident she was referring to occurred after a party in Kerala highlighted the issue. A controversy erupted after a BJP seal was found on an official letter of the ECI, and the ruling CPI(M) posted the letter on X, questioning its presence. The Kerala Police, meanwhile, issued a notice to a journalist for raising the issue on X.
The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Kerala, meanwhile, dismissed the incident as "purely a clerical error."
“The cat is out of the bag” Mama said, commenting on the incident.
She questions whether the appearance of a BJP logo on the letter was just a clerical mistake, "This is not just a matter of Kerala. It is written above that all states and union territories. What does it mean? If we call it a clerical mistake, will it be okay? Or is it an attempt to fulfil political objectives? I will tell all political parties to fight against this one-sided dictatorship, one-party rule, against their agency. Let's protest. We have to see that the elections are held fairly and impartially."
She also raised the reshuffling of IPS and IAS officer by the commission ahead of the election and releasing the supplementary list of SIR at midnight.
"Why will the list be released at midnight? So far, the list has not been displayed anywhere in the booth, block, or district. Yesterday, too, two people committed suicide. Two people committed suicide before that. About 220 people died for this," she alleged.
She alleged that the ECi had no transparency and accused it of working with the BJP .
"I do not need the support of any party. But to protect democracy, to protect the constitution, everyone should unite... forget who is left and who is right. Those who want to fight against this conspiracy together do not need to be by my side. But be by the side of the people," she said.
