Abhishek Banerjee Slams EC, Taunts Congress Over Haryana Defeat

• TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee criticized the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, alleging "weaponization" of the voter list after 58.2 lakh names were removed.
• Banerjee expressed dissatisfaction with the EC meeting, claiming evasive answers and selective information leaks, challenging CEC Gyanesh Kumar to release CCTV footage.
• He took a dig at opposition parties, particularly Congress, stating elections are won on the ground, not through social media trends.
• Cited Congress's defeat in the Haryana assembly elections as an example of the failure of an online-focused strategy.
• The TMC delegation, led by Banerjee, included Derek O'Brien and Kalyan Banerjee, raising concerns about the voter list manipulation.

Why It Matters: Abhishek Banerjee criticizes EC's voter list process and urges opposition to focus on ground-level politics.