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People will not forgive 'Vanish Kumar': Mamata takes dig at CEC, questions immunity to poll panel

People will not forgive 'Vanish Kumar': Mamata takes dig at CEC, questions immunity to poll panel
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Mamata Banerjee, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, along with other leaders, during a press conference in New Delhi on October 01, 2026.
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Mamata Banerjee, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, along with other leaders, during a press conference in New Delhi on October 01, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap

Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday (October 1, 2026) said the people of India would not forgive those responsible for taking away their voting rights and questioned the immunity provision for the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners under a 2023 law.

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Referring to CEC Gyanesh Kumar as "Vanish Kumar", Ms. Banerjee said, "He made people's rights vanish. How can I forgive him? Who am I? It is the people of India who will not forgive him."

Addressing a press conference, she said the TMC had opposed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in West Bengal right from the beginning and alleged that the exercise was centralised by the Election Commission (ECI).

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 1, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com
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