BJP Alleges TMC Opposing SIR in Bengal to Shield ‘Crores of Unauthorised Voters’

Union minister and BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday accused the Trinamool Congress of resisting the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal to protect “crores of unauthorised voters.”

Addressing a large gathering during the BJP’s Parivartan Yatra in Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur, Majumdar claimed the people of Bengal had already decided to “throw out” the Mamata Banerjee-led government. He said the SIR had been welcomed by “bona fide citizens” but was being opposed by TMC leaders, PTI reported.

Majumdar alleged that “crores of unauthorised voters” had been added to the rolls through infiltration and fraudulent documents, claiming TMC leaders helped them obtain ration cards and Aadhaar. Their names, he said, would now be removed.

The former state BJP chief asserted that the TMC’s “vote bank has drastically shrunk” and predicted a “poll debacle” for the ruling party, adding that voters would “reply democratically” to alleged TMC atrocities against BJP workers.

TMC Slams SIR as ‘Silent Vote Rigging’

The TMC has sharply opposed the Election Commission’s voter roll revision, calling it “silent vote rigging.” Mamata Banerjee alleged the BJP wants to win “on the basis of notes, not votes,” accusing the Centre and EC of “branding all Bengali migrants as Bangladeshis.”

Both Mamata and TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee have described the SIR as a backdoor attempt to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

At a protest rally in central Kolkata, Mamata warned: “If even one voter’s name is dropped, we will crush the BJP-led government.” She accused the BJP of trying to “snatch our rights” and impose a “super emergency” in the state. She also said 14 people had died out of fear, some by suicide, adding that the ECI had not issued even a single condolence message.

Mamata further argued that the SIR could not be completed within such a short timeframe and accused the BJP of obstructing the state government’s work.

Meanwhile, booth-level officers in the state have expressed safety concerns ahead of house-to-house voter enumeration, with many threatening a boycott unless security is increased. Several BLOs flagged threats during training sessions.