A seven-minute meeting in Delhi sparked another war of words between the Trinamool and the Election Commission on Wednesday, with Bengal’s ruling party accusing chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of telling them to “get lost” and the poll panel serving an “ultimatum” and “straight talk” to Mamata Banerjee’s party over social media. Derek O’Brien, Trinamool’s leader in the Rajya Sabha, was part of the four-member delegation that met the Election Commission in Delhi. ADVERTISEMENT“I want to tell you what the chief election commissioner told us within seven minutes of the meeting. This is what the chief election commissioner told the Trinamool Congress. In a stern – and cryptic – post on X (formerly Twitter), the Election Commission seemed to deny the Trinamool’s allegations.

Source: The Telegraph April 08, 2026 07:43 UTC