Kolkata, Feb. 18 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Wednesday claimed that Central Government joint secretaries are forming secret WhatsApp groups with micro observers to allegedly manipulate voter lists in West Bengal.

TMC MP Moitra, along with a five-member AITC delegation including West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, TMC leader Pratima Mondal, TMC MP Partha Bhowmick, and West Bengal Higher Education Minister Bratya Basu, met the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal to raise the issue.

Speaking to the media, Moitra referenced Supreme Court guidelines, emphasising that micro observers are non-statutory positions meant only to assist Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant EROs (AEROs). ...