India, March 27 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the deletion of names from the electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), alleging that they were done in a targeted manner by some particular communities.

"In a family of five, one member's name is on the list, while the names of four others are missing. Names are being deleted in a targeted manner. Lakhs of names from some communities are being deleted. Whose zamindari is this? Is the country the BJP's zamindari?" Banerjee said during a media interaction in Kolkata.

The ECI published the final electoral roll for West Bengal on February 28, dropping 6.18 m...