Poll Body Slams 'Intimidatory Tactics' After Complaints Against CEC, Bengal CEO

• Election Commission (EC) condemned police complaints against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and West Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal as "premeditated, unsubstantiated, and intimidatory."
• Complaints arose after two elderly voters died following hearing notices related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for 2026.
• EC views the allegations as a "crude attempt to browbeat officers" and derail the statutory process, vowing to uncover the conspiracy.
• One case involved Purulia voter Durjan Majhi, whose son alleged his father died by suicide before a hearing due to a 2002 electoral roll discrepancy.
• EC had previously clarified on Dec 27 that 1.3 lakh voters affected by a technical glitch in 2002 rolls would not require hearings.

Why It Matters: EC rejects police complaints against its officials, calling them intimidatory tactics to derail electoral process.