New Delhi, Jan 29 (.) Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is scheduled to meet a delegation of the All India Trinamool Congress led by its Chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, February 2, at 4 pm, according to a press release from the Election Commission on Thursday.

The meeting will take place at the Election Commission headquarters, where the AITC is expected to discuss issues related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. This exercise, launched on November 4 last year, has been a point of contention, with the ruling party protesting against it.

The meeting comes against the backdrop of sustained dialogue between political parties and the Election Commission ahead of upcoming several state Assembly elections across the country. The Commission has emphasized its openness to hearing concerns from all recognized political parties to uphold free, fair, and transparent electoral processes.

The Trinamool Congress has intensified its criticism of both the BJP and the Election Commission, citing reports of stress and workload-related fatalities among common citizens and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) during the 94-day SIR process, which has heightened political tensions in the state. . SKA .