New Delhi, May 9 -- Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Saturday alleged irregularities in the deletion of voter names in West Bengal, targeting the Election Commission while referring to figures related to appeals disposed of by an election tribunal.

In a post on X, Sibal referred to Former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam, one of 19 Appellate Tribunals to hear appeals by persons excluded from the electoral roll in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, and claimed that a majority of the appeals were cleared in favour of the appellants.

"Justice TS Shivagnanum. One of 19 Tribunals hearing appeals in West Bengal Elections. Disposed 1777 appeals. Cleared 1717," Sibal said in the post. ...