West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her outrage over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Election Commission of India after a second man took his own life allegedly due to anxiety over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the National Register of C
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], October 30: The Institute of Engineering & Management (IEM) and the University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata, once again illuminated the academic and creative landscape with their flagship event TechGlow 2025--a celebration of technology, creativit
Earlier today, TMC National General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee blamed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the death of Pradeep Kar, who allegedly took his own life due to anxiety over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rol
Ahead of Phase 2 of Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal said that the Election Commission has a big machinery and the exercise would be carried out extensively in the state.
The opposition has voiced strong criticism of the move, with the ruling Trinamool Congress TMC in West Bengal alleging that the exercise will "snatch the voting rights of voters"
Prashant Kishor questioned the Election Commission's procedures, saying, "If the ECI is saying that my name is enrolled as an elector in other places as well, then why are they troubling everyone by carrying out the SIR? I have nothing to do with the notice issued by the ECI..."
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee reiterated that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was a way to exclude voters from the voting list and deprive them of their voting rights. He said that if the voting rights of genuine voters are snatched in West Bengal then one lakh people
According to the notice issued by the Returning Officer of the Kargahar Assembly Constituency, "As per a news item published on 28.10.2025, your name is registered in the electoral rolls of Bihar and West Bengal.... Therefore, you should present your side within three days regarding the e
"I want to thank the Election Commission for the SIR. There are some states that are opposing the SIR. The INDIA alliance is opposing it. It looks like the government of West Bengal has become the Government of Bangladesh. These people oppose it only to get Muslim votes. They want to turn
Earlier, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose welcomed the Election Commission's move to hold the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision in 12 States and Union Territories on Monday.
After the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced to conduct the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories, including West Bengal, State Minister Shashi Panja iterated that party leaders have been directed to stop makin