ECI officials flouting SC directives, issuing instructions on WhatsApp, says TMC's Abhishek Banerjee

Abhishek Banerjee, senior TMC leader, accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of flouting Supreme Court directives by issuing instructions through WhatsApp during the Special Identification Roll exercise in West Bengal. He alleged that Special Roll Observer C. Murugan was directly instructing micro observers on birth certificate acceptability and that login credentials were being misused to target specific communities. Banerjee threatened legal action against those involved and called for an independent investigation into the matter, stating that the ECI's legitimacy relies on public trust, not political patronage.