New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched an attack on Election Commission after meeting Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue. Speaking with the press after meeting the EC officials, Mamata Banerjee said she has never seen an Election Commission "as arrogant and dishonest as this one."

Wearing a black shawl as mark of protest, Mamata Banerjee said, "We are hurt and distressed. I have been in politics for many years. I have served as a four-time minister and a seven-time MP, but I have never seen an Election Commission as arrogant and dishonest as this one. We told them that we respect the institution because no chair is permanent for anyone, ...