Howrah, April 29 -- BJP candidate from Shibpur assembly seat, Rudranil Ghosh, on Wednesday alleged that due to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), valid names were not deleted by state officials from the voter list.

Speaking to ANI, Ghosh further accused CM Mamata of creating confusion among the public and defaming the Election Commission of India (ECI). He also alleged that the TMC had threatened the West Bengal officials, which prevents them from performing their duty.

"When Mamata Banerjee was protesting the SIR, she had said no names should be deleted. The officers didn't delete the names of people who died 25 years ago. This means that to defame ECI, to confuse, to misl...