New Delhi, May 9 -- Mamata Banerjee's nephew and TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee slammed PM Modi-led government at the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Suggesting that the democratic institutions were compromised during the process, he said that nearly 30 lakh genuine voters were allegedly disenfranchised from the electoral rolls.

Calling 2026 West Bengal assembly polls an extremely difficult election, he claimed that the electoral process was tarnished by rigging. In a post on Saturday on X, the 38-year-old TMC General Secretary said, "Democratic institutions that are meant to function impartially appeared compromised, raising serious concerns about the fairness, credibili...