Overview
- Trinamool leaders tied the death of migrant worker Bimal Santra, 51, to anxiety over the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision, a link echoed by his son but not officially confirmed, as a local TMC district chief alleged suicide.
- Abhishek Banerjee called the SIR a hurried exercise that aims to terrorise people and claimed six deaths since its announcement, directly blaming the Chief Election Commissioner.
- Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee are set to lead a Kolkata rally on November 4 opposing the SIR, while the Calcutta High Court cleared BJP rallies in Panihati and Purba Bardhaman.
- The BJP, Congress and CPI(M) rejected TMC’s narrative, with BJP leader Keya Ghosh accusing the party of politicising tragedies and alleging attempts to link unrelated deaths to the revision drive.
- A recording of a local TMC leader urging supporters to invoke detention camp fears and Abhishek Banerjee’s warning against BJP-run CAA camps highlighted escalating rhetoric as the SIR’s first phase begins Tuesday, with TMC promising helpdesks and legal aid.