Protests and violence reported over electoral roll revision in West Bengal

Summary

The West Bengal BJP president has called for a new Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, asserting that the previous revision was flawed. This demand follows reports of protests and violence occurring in the state related to the electoral roll process.

• Protests and violence have occurred surrounding the state's electoral rolls. thehindu.com
• The BJP state president claims the Special Intensive Revision was flawed. thehindu.com

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Sources (1)

1. West Bengal BJP president calls for fresh round of SIR in the Statethehindu.com · 17 Oct, 17:27 UTC(opens in new tab)

Timeline

1. 18 Oct, 15:50 UTCFirst detected in GDELT event stream
2. 18 Oct, 17:18 UTCSources analyzed and verification label set
3. 18 Oct, 15:50 UTCLast updated

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