US EditionMamata Banerjee Challenges Amit Shah Over Voter List Revisions
Mamata Banerjee claims the Special Intensive Revision is a political tool to disenfranchise voters ahead of 2026 elections and alleges BJP-backed agents influence the process.
- At a Krishnanagar rally on Thursday , Mamata Banerjee warned she would sit on a dharna if even one eligible voter's name is struck off during the SIR.
- The Election Commission of India launched the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision across 12 states including West Bengal in October, and Mamata Banerjee said it is timed as a political weapon ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls.
- The Chief Minister alleged partisan oversight during SIR hearings, saying the Election Commission of India assigns BJP-sympathetic officers and BJP-backed agents sent from Delhi oversee district magistrates.
- State officials said the accused were detained after a viral video of the assault on two Muslim food vendors near 'Paanch Lokkho Konthe Gita Paath' at Brigade Parade Ground, Kolkata, circulated widely.
- With the polls two months away, Mamata Banerjee framed SIR timing as vote-driven and vowed resistance, saying, `We know very well how to bring someone back if they are forced out` and rejecting detention camps in West Bengal.
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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made a major statement on Thursday, revealing that she has not yet filed the SIR form. Earlier, while addressing a rally, she alleged that the BJP was attempting to commit massive irregularities in the voter list ahead of the Bengal elections.
'Will sit on dharna if any eligible voter is deleted from list during SIR': Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday warned that she would sit on a dharna if even a single eligible voter's name was struck off from the list during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Will sit on a dharna: Mamata Banerjee Addressing a public meeting in Krishnanagar in Nadia district, the Chief Minister alleged that the SIR was being used as a political weapon ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. "If…
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Mamata calls Shah 'dangerous', warns of dharna if any eligible voter is deleted from list during SIR
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has labelled Union Home Minister Amit Shah as dangerous. She warned of a protest if any eligible voter's name is removed from the electoral rolls during the ongoing revision process.
Mamata Banerjee Challenges Amit Shah Over Voter List Revisions
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah, calling him 'dangerous' and threatening a protest if eligible voters are removed from rolls during the Special Intensive Revision. Banerjee accused the Centre of using the revision as a political tool before the 2026 elections.
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