West Bengal Assembly Debates 'Hardships' from Electoral Roll Revision

• West Bengal government moved a resolution in the assembly regarding alleged hardships faced by people due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
• State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shovandeb Chattopadhyay claimed the SIR process caused voter harassment and led to the death of 107 people due to anxiety.
• Chattopadhyay criticized the Election Commission, stating it had become a 'commission of harassment' ahead of the state's assembly polls.
• Speaker Biman Banerjee rejected the resolution, citing that the matter was pending before the apex court, preventing assembly deliberation.