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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is on a 'warpath' against the Election Commission, according to this report. The Trinamool Congress supremo has written a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the poll panel is harassing ordinary citizens through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. The Chief Minister's letter states that 'the ordinary people are suffering' due to the revision drive. The opposition has reportedly been raising this issue for some time, claiming that the extensive process is causing trouble for the general public. The report highlights the ongoing tussle between the state government and the Chief Election Commission over the implementation and impact of the voter roll revision process in West Bengal.

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00:00He was just in, Mamata on a warpath against election commission,
00:09Chief Minister has written to the Chief Election Commissioner saying
00:13the poll panel is harassing ordinary citizens with the SIR process.
00:18The SIR process is underway, the Chief Minister has now complained
00:21saying that the ordinary people are suffering in the bid to in fact do
00:26or carry out this special intensive revision drive,
00:30a letter that has been written to the Chief Election Commissioner.
00:35Right here, back to Gyanesh Kumar.
00:37Tapas is more. Tapas, the opposition has been raising this issue for a while now
00:42that in this extensive process, ordinary citizens are getting troubled.
00:47Talk to us about the contents of the letter that the Chief Minister
00:50and TMC Supremo has now written to the Election Commissioner.
00:53Well, see, amid this tussle between the CEC and the state government,
01:00once again, Mamata Banerjee penned down a letter to Chief Election Commissioner,
01:04Gyanesh Kumar, where she has raised concern pertaining to the ongoing process of SIR.
01:09She has mentioned that already 77 people have reportedly lost their lives
01:14due to the defensive process of SIR.
01:15She is looking for the vulnerability for elderly and she mentioned that
01:20TAPA is also not prepared to appear for a hearing.
01:25So, these issues, she has wanted to see,
01:27but it is not related.
01:33All right, TAPA is getting in those details at this point in time.
01:41As far as the issue, the controversy over SIR is concerned.
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