Archive · 14 Jan 2026
Mamata Banerjee Accuses Army Officer of BJP Support
Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, said that an Army officer at Fort William is helping the BJP with something called SIR, which is about changing the list of people who can vote.
She asked the officer to stop.
The Governor said he will check if this is true and do something if needed.
The BJP made fun of Mamata Banerjee's claim, while another political party, CPI(M), said this is a serious matter and needs to be investigated properly.
Mamata also said that the BJP is trying to remove many names from the voter list unfairly.
She found a car with lots of forms that the BJP was using to try and remove people's names from the voter list.
The BJP says that the people working on the voter list are not letting them complain about people who should not be on the list.
Mamata Banerjee accused an Army commandant at Fort William of working for the BJP in the SIR exercise.
The allegation is related to the SIR exercise in electoral rolls, with claims of 54 lakh names already deleted and plans to delete another 1.30 crore.
Governor CV Ananda Bose will verify the claim and intervene if necessary.
BJP's Bengal unit president responded with sarcastic remarks about Banerjee's allegations.
CPI(M) state secretary called it a serious issue and urged Banerjee to pursue the truth.
- Who
- Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister
- What
- Allegation of an Army officer working for BJP in SIR exercise
- When
- January 13, 2024
- Where
- Kolkata, West Bengal
- Why
- Alleged political activities related to SIR of electoral rolls
Mamata Banerjee and TMC
BJP
SIR Exercise and Voter Deletions
Mamata Banerjee and TMC
Alleges BJP-EC nexus, claims 54 lakh names deleted unilaterally, and another 1.30 crore planned for deletion under 'logical discrepancies'. Accuses BJP of manipulating the process to win elections.
BJP
Denies allegations, claims BLOs and officials are not accepting Form 7 to lodge complaints against suspicious voters. Accuses TMC of wanting to keep 'ASDD' names and infiltrators in the electoral roll.
Role of Army Officer
Mamata Banerjee and TMC
Claims an Army commandant at Fort William is working as a BJP agent in the SIR exercise.
BJP
No official response yet, but BJP's Bengal unit president made sarcastic remarks about Banerjee's claim.
Form 7 and Electoral Roll Manipulation
Mamata Banerjee and TMC
Accuses BJP of using pre-filled Form 7 to delete names of genuine electors. Claims thousands of Form 7 were recovered from a BJP leader's car.
BJP
Alleges BLOs and officials are not accepting Form 7 from BJP functionaries, demanding a clean and fair electoral roll.
- Accuser
- Mamata Banerjee
- Accused
- Army commandant at Fort William
- Allegation
- Working on SIR for BJP
- Location
- Fort William, Kolkata
- Governor's Response
- Will verify and intervene if necessary
- BJP's Response
- Sarcastic remarks about Mamata Banerjee
- CPI(M)'s Response
- Serious issue, needs investigation
- SIR
- Suspects' Inclusion/Removal exercise in electoral rolls
- Names Deleted
- 54 lakh in draft roll, 1.30 crore planned for deletion
- Form 7
- Application to EC for citing objections against inclusion or deletion of names in electoral rolls
Sources
Army commandant at Fort William working on SIR at BJP’s behest, alleges Mamata
Abhishek presents 10 ‘dead voters’ at Cooch Behar rally: ‘BJP’s stooge EC’
Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls: In fresh charge against EC on SIR, why Mamata talks of more voter deletions and ‘afterthought’ of logical discrepancies
