Tag: West Bengal politics
No Hearing, No Notice, Just Deletion: How Bengal’s SIR Erased a Decorated IAF Officer
Decorated IAF veteran Wing Commander Md Shamim Akhtar’s name was deleted from Bengal’s voter list without a hearing. This systemic failure during the SIR process raises grave concerns about electoral transparency
“First the Voter, Then the Vote”: Malda Protests Intensify, AIMIM Leader Arrested
Following the arrest of AIMIM leader Mofakkerul Islam, Malda is gripped by intense unrest over massive voter list deletions, highway blockades, and a large-scale police crackdown involving dozens of recent apprehensions.
The Case of Shahjada Sultan: How a 78-Year-Old’s Deletion Reveals a 60-Lakh Person Systemic Failure in Bengal
A recently published supplementary electoral roll from Metiabruz’s Part 127 offers a small but revealing snapshot of a much larger problem. According to the...
From Jadavpur to Park Circus: The Quiet, Multifaith Struggle Against New Forms of Disenfranchisement
While mass protests dominated 2019, 2026 presents a new, fragmented landscape of resistance. As "Special Intensive Revision" (SIR) raises fears of exclusion through paperwork, a cross-community movement from Jadavpur University to Park Circus suggests that solidarity is not dead—it has simply evolved.
পার্ক সার্কাসের বন্ধ গেটের ভেতর: বাংলায় ‘বিপুল ভোটার বাদ’ নিয়ে সপ্তাহজুড়ে বাড়ছে প্রতিবাদ
পার্ক সার্কাসে এসআইআর বিতর্ক ঘিরে অনির্দিষ্টকালের ধর্না জোরদার হচ্ছে। বিচারাধীন তকমায় ৬০ লক্ষ মানুষের ভোটাধিকার স্থগিত হওয়ায় অবসরপ্রাপ্ত কর্মচারী, অধ্যাপক ও পরিবারগুলি ভোটার তালিকায় নাম ফেরানোর দাবি তুলেছেন
Faith in the Age of Algorithms: Kolkata’s Interfaith Iftar Dissects Propaganda and Youth Radicalization
At a Kolkata interfaith iftar, leaders dissected how algorithms and propaganda shape Gen Z, warning of "Hindutva pop culture," eroding constitutional faith, and social media's role in spreading communal narratives.