'Never seen such an arrogant CEC': Mamata says Bengal being targeted over SIR, 58 lakh names deleted

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi along with 'SIR-affected' families and party leaders. After the meeting, Mamata called the CEC "arrogant and liar", while also questioning the heavy police deployment outside the Banga Bhawan premises.

"I am very sad. I have been involved in politics in Delhi for a very long time. I was a minister 4 times and an MP 7 times. I have never seen such an Election Commissioner who is so arrogant, who is such a liar," she told the media after coming out of the Election Commission Office.

"I told him that I respect your chair because no chair is permanent for anyone. One day you have to go. Why Bengal is being targeted? Elections are a festival in a democracy, but you deleted the names of 58 lakh people and did not allow them to defend themselves," she added.

Last week, CEC Kumar had given time to Banerjee for a meeting on Monday.

Banerjee, who reached the national capital on Sunday, was accompanied by Trinamool MPs Abhishek Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee, who is also an advocate.

Addressing reporters earlier in the day, Banerjee said that people from Bengal had come to raise their issues with the Election Commission, but they were being "threatened".

Delhi police, on the other hand said, "no police personnel entered Banga Bhawan or obstructed entry, exit of people there."