Overview
- At rallies in Murshidabad and Malda, Banerjee claimed over half of deaths linked to the Special Intensive Revision were Hindus and accused the BJP of fueling communal politics.
- She alleged the SIR exercise was designed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah to create panic and build grounds for President’s Rule, while telling residents to submit documents without fear.
- Banerjee pledged she will not allow an NRC or detention camps in West Bengal, said she has not completed her own SIR form, and ordered ‘May I Help You’ booths at polling stations.
- Addressing the Waqf controversy, she said no property would be taken away, noted data for roughly 82,000 properties already sits on the Centre’s portal, and the state has asked districts to upload records by December 6, which critics call a climbdown.
- TMC suspended MLA Humayun Kabir over remarks about a Babri Masjid-style mosque in Murshidabad, underscoring internal strain over the Waqf issue.