Kolkata, Sept. 27 -- Amid the ongoing row over the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said the rejection of 27 lakh entries over logical discrepancies was carried out by the judiciary, not government officials, and accused Mamata Banerjee of attacking the courts.

Speaking to ANI, Suvendu Adhikari said, "Regarding the SIR in Bengal, the rejection of 27 lakh entries due to logical discrepancies was not done by government officials. Mamata Banerjee and her party went to the Supreme Court; the Supreme Court appointed District Judges, and it was the District Judges who deleted the names. So, she is speaking against the Judiciary....