Mamata accuses CEC of threatening Bengal officials, calls him ‘superman’ 

Mamata Banerjee accuses CEC of threats to Bengal officials, demanding fair elections and voter inclusion amid ongoing protests.

Accusing Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar of threatening officials of West Bengal during a meeting in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday (March 9, 2026) said he was behaving like a ‘”superman” and “super God”.

Ms. Banerjee, who has been sitting on a demonstration at Esplanade in Kolkata against the alleged exclusion of voters’ names during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, claimed that Mr. Kumar warned officials that action would be taken against then even after the Assembly polls in May.

“Today I heard that officers of West Bengal were threatened. It is good to have courage, but not false bravado. Will you remain in your chair after May? First decide that before threatening officials and the people of West Bengal,” she said.

During the meeting with officials. Mr. Kumar reportedly said that any lapse in maintaining law and order ahead of the elections would not be tolerated, and strict action would follow if officials failed to discharge their responsibilities properly.

From the dharna mancha, the Trinamool Congress chairperson also challenged the BJP and said that in the interest of free and fair polls, the saffron party must ensure that those on the adjudication list are allowed to vote. About 60 lakh electors are under adjudication following the publication of the final electoral rolls.

Earlier in the day, the Chief Minister asked party members to “catch” BJP workers and file FIRs against them for allegedly distributing pamphlets near the protest site.