Tag: Bengal Politics
The Sound of Bulldozers and the Making of a New Bengal
BJP's demolition drives across Bengal signal the arrival of a politics where spectacle overtakes due process, and the urban poor increasingly become targets of governance shaped by exclusion, fear, and corporate expansion.
“Bengal Won’t Accept Imposed Rule”: Jawhar Sircar’s Strong Message to Voters
Jawhar Sircar warns BJP threatens Bengal’s pluralism and India’s democracy, calls SIR illegal, criticizes Mamata Banerjee, and urges voters to reject divisive politics ahead of crucial elections.
Jawhar Sircar’s Stark Warning: “BJP Threatens Bengal’s Soul, SIR Undermines Votes
Jawhar Sircar calls SIR illegal, alleges voter deletions, attacks BJP as anti-India, criticises EC and Supreme Court, and urges Bengal voters to prioritise development and credible alternatives over identity politics.
‘Sons of the Soil’ vs Infiltration Narratives: The Hidden History Behind West Bengal’s 60 Lakh Flagged Voters
The names of more than five lakh voters have been deleted from the final electoral roll of West Bengal, yet the reason behind these...
From Banerjee to ‘Byneerjnzee’: AI Errors in Old Voter Rolls Haunt Bengal’s Electors
A Kolkata maid with Aadhaar, PAN and voter ID now faces a citizenship hearing as Bengal’s voter revision puts 1.67 crore electors under scrutiny amid multiple phases and mounting uncertainty.
Owaisi-Abbas alliance: A boom for Muslim identity politics or doom for Bengal’s secular opposition to BJP?
Kolkata: Muslim politics in Bengal has taken a potentially divisive turn as Asaduddin Owaisi, the leader of the AIMIM met Abbas Siddiqui, a vocal...