Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest deletions, where nearly 19 out of every 100 voters were removed. In contrast, Lakshadweep saw the least impact, with only 3 voters per 100 deleted.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has raised sharp questions over the proposed reconstruction of the Babri Masjid in West Bengal, calling it a political exercise aimed at votes and warning that reopening old disputes helps neither Hindus nor Muslims.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Nadia district of West Bengal on Saturday. This will be the Prime Minister’s first visit to the state since the draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published, and his third visit in the last five months.
The draft voters list can be accessed from the official website of the West Bengal CEO, the voter portal of the Election Commission of India (ECI). The voters list can also be accessed from the ECINET mobile application.
Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir laid the foundation of Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, inviting clerics from Saudi Arabia. Ahead of 2026 elections, he plans to form a new party and ally with AIMIM, intensifying political debates in Bengal.
A grand program has been organized on 25 bighas of land in the Moradighi area of Beldanga in the district for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Babri Masjid. On the other hand, the administration has deployed a large number of police personnel to maintain law and order in the area.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that despite the central government not paying the state’s dues, the West Bengal government continued its development activities. “We spent ₹1 lakh crore on the ‘Khady Sathi’ food security scheme covering 90 million people and ₹1,717 crore on ‘Duare Ration’ for 70 million people.”
Booth Level Officers (BLOs) involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls staged a massive protest outside the Election Commission office in Kolkata, alleging unbearable workload and mental stress. Heavy police deployment was required as the demonstration turned chaotic.
In the letter, she referred to the state Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) directive directing district magistrates not to engage contract data-entry operators and Bangla Sahayata Kendra employees in SIR or any other election work.
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