Overview
- On November 15, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wrote to Home Minister Amit Shah seeking an exemption for Matuas from Special Intensive Revision documentation.
- He argued that requiring nearly 25-year-old records tied to the 2002 base year is unrealistic and could disenfranchise long-settled voters.
- The letter pressed for formal recognition of Matua citizenship and requested an ordinance before the Winter Session, citing the recent CAA cutoff extension as a model.
- Chowdhury said many Matua names are absent from the 2002 voters’ list used for verification, leaving people to find papers they never had.
- He referenced a hunger strike in Thakurnagar by the All India Matua Mahasangha and visited the protest site to express support.