Kolkata, Feb. 1 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar raising serious objections to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, alleging that the exercise has inflicted widespread public suffering and dangerously eroded trust in democratic processes.

Sharing an X post on Saturday, All India Trinamool Congress wrote, "Smt. @MamataOfficial has written to the Chief Election Commissioner sounding the alarm on the ongoing SIR in Bengal, warning that the exercise has inflicted widespread public suffering and dangerously eroded trust in democratic processes. She has strongly objected to the deployment of nearly 8,100 Micro-Observers, pointing out ...