Overview
- Special Roll Observer C Murugan was gheraoed at Sirakol in South 24 Parganas, his car was damaged, and police dispersed the crowd in about 30 minutes.
- Protesters, largely women, said the revision hearings were poorly planned and forced ill, elderly and pregnant voters to appear, and they also protested halted MGNREGA and rural housing funds.
- Murugan said he will complete his Election Commission assignment despite disruptions and noted that security arrangements are for the administration to decide.
- The Election Commission and the state CEO sought formal reports on the incident, and the Commission curtailed BLA-2 access after a separate confrontation in Chinsurah.
- Political friction intensified after TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee urged BLAs to protect voters’ names, as BJP and CPI(M) alleged TMC instigation and South 24 Parganas reported over eight lakh deletions.