Supreme Court Warns Election Commission Against Including Outsiders' Names on Voters' Lists

The Supreme Court on Wednesday warned the Election Commission not to include the names of any outsider in the voters'list. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sounded a note of relief in the wake of the apex court's recent observations. "Many people had made allegations against us. But the apex court's observations showed what is the truth," she said. "The state government has always acted in accordance with the law and has always taken decisions in the interest of the people." At a public meeting in support of her party candidate in Birbhum's Nanoor assembly constituency, she said, "The court's statement proves that the truth must prevail." She also launched a scathing attack on the opposition, saying, "People cannot be fooled by false propaganda." "Many people had made allegations against us. But the apex court's observations showed what is the truth." "Her claim was that the state government has always acted in accordance with the law and has taken decisions in the interest of the people."