Mamata Banerjee Protests Voter Deletions

India — West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her party, India — Trinamool Congress, are protesting against alleged arbitrary deletions from electoral rolls ahead of the state assembly polls. Mamata Banerjee has accused the India — Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre and the India — Election Commission of India of conspiring to disenfranchise Bengali voters, particularly from minority-dominated areas. She has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the 'biggest infiltrator' and vowed to fight to protect voting rights. The protest began with a sit-in in Kolkata and continued with a speech at an Eid gathering, where Mamata Banerjee reiterated her claims and warned against attempts to divide the state's social fabric. Abhishek Banerjee, India — Trinamool Congress National General Secretary, has supported these claims. The India — Bharatiya Janata Party has dismissed the allegations, stating the electoral roll revision is a standard procedure. The controversy has escalated political tensions in India — West Bengal, with elections scheduled for April 23 and April 29.