Tag: West Bengal politics
Young, Defiant, and Unafraid: Afreen Begum’s High-Stakes Fight in Ballygunge
Jadavpur scholar Afreen Begum labels TMC and BJP "two sides of the same coin" in this exclusive interview, exposing the SIR’s impact on Ballygunge and her grassroots challenge to political heavyweights.
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