Kolkata/IBNS, Nov. 20 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission (EC), sharply criticising the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and urging that the process be paused immediately.

In her letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Banerjee described the exercise as "chaotic, coercive and dangerously unplanned," arguing that it is exposing voters and officials to unnecessary risks.

"I am compelled to write because the SIR process has reached a deeply alarming stage. The way this revision is being pushed on both citizens and officials is not only disorderly but hazardous," she said.

The chief minister said the entire operation has been riddled with confusi...