Mamata Banerjee slams EC; says it has finalized election dates as per BJP’s instructions

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday (February 26) slammed the Election Commission for taking the decision to conduct the assembly elections in eight phases in the state.

Mamata Banerjee asked, “I respect the decision of the Election Commission, but why break-up the districts. South 24 Parganas is our stronghold, voting there will be held in 3 different phases. Has this been done as per Modi and Shah's convenience?"

Mamata's plea to the commission, 'I will request the Election Commission to consider West Bengal as its own state. Don't look at West Bengal through the eyes of BJP. I saw their list sitting in the party office, today I saw the same list outside.”

The Trinamool leader also objected to the appointment of observers. She said, “The same person has been sent as an observer. We all know what Vivek Dubey did in 2019.”

Mamata Banerjee also accused the BJP of abusing its power. She said, “The Centre can't misuse their powers for a State election. If they do it, then, it will be a big blunder. then, they will have to face the music. We are common people, we will fight our battle. Request EC to stop misuse of money. BJP has sent money to all districts through agencies.”

The CM also attacked the BJP government by saying that it is breaking people in the name of religion and now for the sake of elections, they've not only made the polls in eight phases, but each phase also has been broken down into parts.