Opposition wants EC to ‘cleanse’ polls in Bengal

Denying that Dasmunsi met the EC with the same plea as the NDA delegation, sources said, ‘‘He had specific complaints regarding his constituency.’’ They added that Dasmunsi asked for proper verification of applications for enrollment in the electoral rolls, especially in his own constituency.

Banerjee, the NDA delegation said, demanded access to reports filed by the EC observers during the last election. She also alleged that the electoral rolls were being manipulated by the ruling Left Front.

Apart from Banerjee, senior BJP leaders Arun Jaitely and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi urged the poll panel to ensure that no rigging took place in the upcoming elections and that the state machinery was not misused.

‘‘The Left Front has always succeeded through rigging and misuse of government machinery. We want elections to be free and fair the way it was in Bihar recently,’’ Naqvi said.