West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched a sharp critique against the central authorities and the Election Commission of India regarding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls claiming that the true motivation behind this exercise is to implement the National Register of Citizens by stealth speaking at an event in Kolkata to mark Constitution Day she voiced her strong apprehension that the revision process is a conspiracy to disenfranchise valid citizens She argued that asking people to prove their citizenship many years after the country gained independence is a direct assault on the fundamental rights guaranteed by the ConstitutionThe Trinamool Congress leader paid floral tributes to the statue of Dr B R Ambedkar on Red Road and utilized the platform to highlight what she described as an endangered situation for democracy secularism and federalism within the nation Banerjee referenced specific instances where residents of West Bengal have reportedly received notices connected to the NRC process in Assam and termed it a deep rooted plot to remove names from the voter list to suit the political interests of the Bharatiya Janata Party She called upon the people to remain vigilant and protect the guiding principles of the Constitution while affirming that her government would not allow any genuine voter to be excluded or harassed under the pretext of verification The Chief Minister emphasized that the Constitution acts as the backbone of the nation binding its diverse cultures and communities together and urged everyone to safeguard its values against what she termed as bulldozing tactics by the current regime
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