TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday slammed the Election Fee of India and accused it of “looting” the democratic rights of the individuals, a day after the BJP registered a landslide victory within the West Bengal Meeting elections.
Concentrating on the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, the outgoing Bengal CM described him because the “villain of this election” and accused him of “looting” the EVMs and the democratic rights of the individuals.
Addressing a press convention, Mamata additionally reiterated the allegation that the ECI labored for the BJP, facilitating their win within the essential elections.
“The query of my resignation doesn’t come up, as we had been defeated not by a public mandate however by a conspiracy. I didn’t lose, I can’t go to Lok Bhavan. They’ll take motion as per constitutional norms,” she stated.
“Two days earlier than the election, they began arresting our individuals. They began raiding in every single place. They modified all IPS and IAS officers. They chose individuals from their get together and BJP performed the sport immediately with the Election Fee. It’s a betting between the BJP and the Election Fee,” Mamata alleged.
Talking on the ECI’s Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls that decreased Bengal’s citizens by almost 91 lakhs, Mamata stated, “We fought in opposition to all equipment. PM and HM are additionally concerned, direct interference… They performed soiled, nasty and mischievous video games. I’ve by no means seen one of these election in my life.”
Mamata additionally repeated the allegation that she was attacked when she visited the counting centre the place votes for the Bhabanipur Meeting constituency –which the TMC chief misplaced to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari– had been being counted on Monday.
“I went inside for a couple of minutes. They kicked me in my stomach, bottom and manhandled and assaulted me. That point CCTV was off…” she stated.
She additionally alleged manipulation and foul play within the counting course of.
“After first spherical of counting, they began saying that BJP is getting 195-200. You did not anticipate the ultimate consequence. You did not even anticipate 5-6 rounds. After that marketing campaign with the press media, BJP went contained in the polling station they usually began beating the individuals, counting brokers,” Mamata alleged.
“After I got here to know that each one counting brokers are withdrawn, I used to be main by about 30,000 and about 5 rounds had been left. We must always have gotten greater than 32,000,” she added.
Mamata additionally alleged that BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari introduced round 200 goons from outdoors to beat up individuals.
“Even girls weren’t spared they usually snatched away all types. After I got here to know, I went there. They stopped my automobile, however I took one other route. After I entered, the CRPF instructed me that I used to be not allowed to go. I stated that I’m a candidate…Then I complained to the RO that counting must be stopped instantly till normalcy is restored. I noticed the DEO. I do know that he gave a message to somebody 15 days in the past that ‘counting mein khel hoga’…” she stated.
Mamata earlier stated she would file formal complaints with the authorities involved in opposition to the foul play on the Sakhawat Memorial Ladies’ Excessive College counting centre, the place the votes for her constituency had been counted.
The race took a dramatic flip over consecutive rounds, with Mamata, who established a robust lead within the preliminary rounds being overturned by Adhikari, who took a lead of over 500 votes after the sixteenth spherical.
The BJP registered a powerful victory in Bengal, successful over 200 seats, nicely previous the bulk mark.