India, Jan. 4 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday flagged alleged irregularities, procedural violations and administrative lapses in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, in a letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar.

Mamata wrote that critical instructions are issued on a regular basis, often through informal channels like WhatsApp, and there are no proper notifications, required for exercise of such magnitude. Mamata urged the Election Commission to immediately address the issues, flaws and make necessary corrections, adding that the exercise must be halted if corrective steps are not taken.

The Election Commission was yet to respond to the Bengal chief minister'...