Election Commission to Meet Trinamool Delegation Amid Protests Over Electoral Roll Revisions

The Election Commission of India (EC) has arranged a meeting with a ten-member delegation from the All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) on November 28, as protests continue over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across nine States and three Union Territories.

In response to AITMC's request, the EC confirmed the appointment in a formal communication, stating: "The Commission has considered the party's request and decided to give an appointment to the delegation of All India Trinamool Congress, comprising of the Authorized Representative of the Party along with our other members of the party, for a meeting at 11:00 AM on 28.11.2025 (Friday) at Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi."

The Trinamool delegation will include prominent party figures such as Derek O'Brien, Kalyan Banerjee, Mahua Moitra, Saket Gokhale, and additional party representatives.

This meeting follows West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Monday, in which she highlighted "two disturbing yet urgent developments" related to election preparations in West Bengal. Banerjee emphasized the need for immediate intervention from the Election Commission.

In her correspondence, she stated, "I am constrained to write to you regarding two disturbing yet urgent developments that have been brought to my notice, and which, in my view, warrant your immediate intervention."

At a public meeting on Tuesday opposing the SIR exercise, CM Banerjee strongly criticized the BJP, declaring that "nobody can throw you (electors) out." She challenged the BJP's intentions, questioning why the Election Commission was conducting SIR in states like Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh if the purpose was allegedly to remove Bangladeshi nationals from voter lists.

The Chief Minister expressed her cultural connection with Bangladesh, noting, "I love Bangladesh as a country, because our language is the same. I am from Birbhum, but one day they will call me Bangladeshi. PM Modi got votes in 2024 as per the same list. If your name gets deleted, the Central government should also be deleted. Why is SIR in such a hurry?"

She further assured the public: "Till I am here, I will not allow them to throw you out. Nobody can throw you out. If Bangladeshi is a problem, then why are you conducting SIR in Madhya Pradesh and UP?"

Meanwhile, Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner alleging violations of neutrality principles and misuse of police by the TMC government during the electoral revision process.

In his letter, Adhikari claimed that a "Second State Conference of Women Police Personnel" held on November 22, 2025, in Digha, Purba Medinipur district, was actually "nothing short of a brazen political rally orchestrated by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party, with active participation from serving Police Officers and TMC Ministers, MLAs and Leaders all in flagrant violation of the principles of neutrality & impartiality."

According to the established timeline, the final voter list is scheduled for publication on February 7, 2026, following the completion of the first phase of SIR in Bihar ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.