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Ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls successful West Bengal, TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee connected Friday (January 2, 2025) asserted that the ruling enactment volition triumph astatine slightest 1 spot much than its tally 5 years ago.
The TMC had, successful 2021, won 213 seats successful the 294-member Assembly.
Addressing a rally successful Baruipur successful South 24 Parganas district, helium alleged that the "anti-Bengal" NDA authorities astatine the Centre "blocked funds for roadworthy projects and the 100-day agrarian employment scheme, and "now it wants to deprive mediocre radical of their antiauthoritarian rights done the ongoing Special Intensive Revision' (SIR) of electoral rolls.
He besides claimed that the BJP was liable for the "unplanned" SIR exercise that "led to the deaths of galore radical successful the State".
The Election Commission had connected December 16 published West Bengal's draught electoral rolls pursuing SIR, deleting the names of much than 58 lakh voters connected assorted grounds, including decease and migration.
"My conflict to combat against specified forces starts from today. Mark my connection - the TMC volition triumph astatine slightest 1 spot much than our tally successful the 2021 Assembly polls," the Diamond Harbour MP said portion addressing the rally.
During the TMC programme, Mr. Banerjee presented 3 people, including a pistillate successful the district, claiming that they were reported dormant successful the SIR draught rolls. "How travel they are contiguous here?," helium asked.
