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A political showdown erupts in West Bengal between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the BJP over the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The controversy features TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee and BJP leaders Suvendu Adhikari and Sukanta Majumdar. In a highly provocative statement, Kalyan Banerjee dared the BJP leaders 'to visit Dankhuni unaccompanied by CISF security detail'. The TMC, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleges the voter list revision is a plot to disenfranchise legitimate voters ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls and has organised protests across the state. The BJP has refuted these claims, stating the revision is necessary to remove illegal voters from the rolls. This escalating war of words, which has seen threats and counter-threats, signals a charged political climate in the lead-up to the state elections.
