Overview
- Abhishek Banerjee directed newly formed teams of senior TMC leaders to visit bereaved households, maintain contact, and offer emotional and logistical support.
- Home visits began on Saturday with leaders including Partha Bhowmick, Samirul Islam, Shashi Panja, Trinankur Bhattacharya, Chandrima Bhattacharya, and others meeting families in Panihati, Titagarh, Dankuni, Sheoraphuli, and Uluberia.
- Local reports and party accounts have cited at least 14 deaths they allege were linked to anxiety over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls.
- The BJP has contested the claimed link to SIR, characterizing several cases as natural deaths and accusing the TMC of politicising personal tragedies.
- Cited incidents include an 80-year-old in Dhupguri who suffered a reported heart attack during a Booth Level Officer’s verification visit, with additional TMC visits listed for Sunday across multiple districts.