US EditionTMC Anti-SIR Rally: Mamata Says Will Ensure Fall of BJP Govt if a Single Eligible Voter Is Deleted From Rolls
Mamata Banerjee and thousands of Trinamool Congress supporters protested the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision exercise, linking it to voter intimidation and recent deaths.
- On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a massive protest march in Kolkata against the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision, paying respects at Babasaheb Ambedkar’s statue before starting.
- The Election Commission said the SIR second phase began across 12 states and Union Territories, covering about 51 crore voters with printing and training from October 28 to November 3 and enumeration concluding by December 4.
- From the statue of B.R. Ambedkar, the 3.8-km procession proceeded to Jorasanko Thakur Bari with thousands of TMC supporters waving flags and religious leaders of Hinduism, Islam and Christianity at the forefront.
- TMC leaders said fear around the SIR had led to seven deaths and announced a Delhi protest, while Mamata Banerjee warned removing one eligible voter would topple the BJP government.
- TMC called the SIR `silent invisible rigging`, framing the drive as targeted political interference, while BJP leaders accused the rally of being a `Jamaat` event amid four states facing polls next year.
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West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee leads TMC's mega rally against SIR
Thousands of TMC supporters participated in the massive rally as a protest against the commencement of the SIR exercise in West Bengal. They were seen raising slogans, waving TMC flags and supporting Mamata Banerjee as she led the march, holding a copy of the Indian Constitution.
'If single eligible voter removed, we would ensure fall of BJP govt': Mamata Banerjee on SIR
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, claiming that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is a “silent, invisible rigging” targeting Bengali-speaking citizens. Mamata questions SIR haste Addressing thousands of supporters in Kolkata, Banerjee criticised the Election Commission’s accelerated timeline for the SIR, noting that the last revision i…
Ready to fight against SIR in Delhi, says Abhijeet Banerjee as CM Mamata leads TMC rally in Kolkata
Addressing the rally, TMC National General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee said the party having successfully demonstrated against the electoral exercise in the state capital, is now ready to launch a bigger demonstration in the national capital.
The protest march began on Red Road, paying homage to the statue of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, and ended at Jorasanko Thakurbari, the ancestral home of Rabindranath Tagore. Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called SIR a "silent, invisible rigging," accusing the central government and the Election Commission of undermining democracy.
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