Mamata escalates attack on EC, alleges Electoral data 'hijacked' and questions CEC immunity

New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday intensified her attack on the Election Commission, alleging that the country's electoral machinery has been excessively centralised and that crucial voter data and electoral processes had been "hijacked", while questioning the legal immunity provided to the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners under the 2023 law. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Banerjee said the issue went beyond any particular election or political party and concerned the fundamental right of citizens to vote and the protection of the constitutional character of the electoral process. The former West…