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Kolkata, Oct 28 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday drew the attention of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to what he termed a serious violation – a Trinamool Congress councilor allegedly in possession of two voter identity cards (EPIC) from two different assembly constituencies in the state.
The official claimed that Namita Sardar, the sitting councilor from Ward No. 7 of Baruipur Municipality in South 24 Parganas district, is registered as a voter in both Baruipur West and Kultali assembly constituencies of the same district.
The BJP leader alleged that Sardar’s double entries were a violation of election norms and showed how Trinamool Congress leaders were “rigging the system”.
Suvendu Adhikari submitted a formal complaint to the ECI, attaching details of the councilor’s voter enrollment in both the constituencies, along with scanned copies of the voter lists showing his name in each.
Incidentally, Namita Sardar’s husband, Biwas Sardar, is a Trinamool Congress MLA from Baruipur (East) assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas.
The official said the matter was not merely administrative but a “deliberate manipulation” of the democratic process.
“Namita Sardar has been listed as a voter in a municipality area in one constituency and as a voter in a panchayat area in another constituency. This is a gross violation of election rules,” the BJP leader said.
The leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Assembly commented, “This is how the Trinamool Congress is rigging the system. While they lecture us on democracy, their leaders treat voter lists like personal property.”
The official urged the Election Commission to immediately cancel Namita Sardar’s duplicate EPIC card and file an FIR against her for violating election laws.
“West Bengal deserves clean elections and not the voter fraud factory of the Trinamool Congress,” the official said, demanding prompt action from the ECI.
–IANS
Source/PGH