Kolkata, 10 March (H.S.): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday symbolically expressed her opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls by writing “SIR” and “Vanish” on paper and making a drawing on the fifth day of her ongoing protest.

At the dharna stage at Metro Channel in central Kolkata, Banerjee was seen drawing with colours on a green board placed on a stand. She wrote “SIR” at the top of the board and the word “Vanish” in white in the middle.

She then drew several small irregular circles and a larger outline resembling a map. Later, she whitewashed parts of the green board with white paint, which appeared to symbolise voters’ names being erased from the electoral rolls.

The Chief Minister was seen making the drawing at a time when the Chief Election Commissioner was addressing the media.

Banerjee has been staging the dharna since March 6, alleging that the Special Intensive Revision being conducted by the Election Commission has resulted in the deletion of a large number of genuine voters from the electoral rolls ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.

Over the past few days, the Trinamool Congress supremo has repeatedly alleged that the Election Commission is acting at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata Party and attempting to disenfranchise legitimate voters in the state.

Hindusthan Samachar / Satya Prakash Singh