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An organisation led by West Bengal Minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury took retired a march successful Kolkata connected Tuesday (January 27, 2026) to protestation against the alleged harassment of radical during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls successful the State.
The procession by Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Hind began successful the Rajabazar country of north-central Kolkata and culminated astatine Esplanade successful the cardinal portion of the city, covering a region of astir 4.5 km.
A ample fig of protesters, including women and aged persons, participated successful the march and raised slogans against the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Mr. Chowdhury alleged that residents of West Bengal, including elder citizens, were being forced to basal successful agelong queues for hours for verification, which is "inhuman".
"We volition proceed our combat done antiauthoritarian means. Injustice is being meted retired to us, which is not acceptable," said the State Minister for Mass Education Extension and Library Services.
He alleged that the cardinal authorities was pressuring the ECI to behaviour the SIR up of the State Assembly elections this year.
Responding to a question connected whether minorities were being selectively targeted during the elector database revision exercise, Mr. Chowdhury said the protestation was "against oppression and the undermining of the independency of an autonomous law institution".
