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TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee\u2019s comments came as the West Bengal chief electoral officer held an all-party meeting on the SIR in the state. (Image: PTI\/File)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday sparked a fresh political storm after he urged people to \u201ctie up” local BJP leaders if they asked for their parents\u2019 birth certificates during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls or for National Register of Citizens (NRC) verification.<\/p>\n

His remarks after Pradeep Kar, 57, a resident of Mahajati Nagar in Agarpara, allegedly died by suicide in panic over the NRC verification. Police said a diary was recovered from beside the body, where he reportedly wrote, \u201cNRC is responsible for my death.”<\/p>\n

Linking Kar\u2019s death to the SIR, Abhishek Banerjee claimed that the anxiety created by the BJP and the Election Commission had driven the man to take the extreme step and accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of creating a \u201cclimate of panic”.<\/p>\n

After meeting the deceased\u2019s family, Abhishek said, \u201cNext time local BJP leaders come to your area, stop them and ask them to furnish their parents\u2019 certificates. Tie them to a tree or lamp post and tell them they won\u2019t be released until they produce their parents\u2019 and grandparents\u2019 documents.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not believe in violence. Don\u2019t hit them, just tie them up if they ask for your parents\u2019 birth certificates,” he said, calling for an FIR against Amit Shah and CEC Gyanesh Kumar.<\/p>\n

BJP Responds To Abhishek Banerjee\u2019s Remarks<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The BJP responded furiously to Abhishek Banerjee\u2019s remarks, asserting that the SIR exercise will take place in West Bengal regardless of what happens. \u201cThey can do protests, they can go to Mars or Antarctica, they can do anything. No matter what they do, SIR will happen,” said Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo stop SIR from happening will amount to a violation of the principles of the Constitution. When that happens, the Constitution will do what it needs to do. It is a routine procedure and it will take place across the country,” he added.<\/p>\n

This came after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also accused the BJP of spreading fear and division through its NRC campaign. She said that the tragedy reflected how the BJP\u2019s \u201cvenomous propaganda” had pushed ordinary people to despair.<\/p>\n

BJP IT chief Amit Malviya accused her of \u2018lying and deliberately spreading panic\u2019 to stoke fear for political gain. \u201cIt was the TMC, not the BJP, that weaponised fear \u2014 exploiting the anxieties of poor Hindu refugees who fled religious persecution and sought shelter in India. The same fear was used to loot, assault, and suppress voices, as seen in Sandeshkhali and during the riots in Malda and Murshidabad,” he said.<\/p>\n

On Monday (October 27), the EC announced that it will conduct the second phase of the SIR in 12 states and union territories. In this pan-India exercise, three states and one UT \u2013 Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry \u2013 will go to polls next year, while three states \u2013 Goa, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh \u2013 will have elections in 2027.<\/p>\n

The TMC has labelled the SIR as \u201cNRC in disguise” and an attempt to \u201cmanipulate voter lists under the pretext of identifying illegal infiltrators.” The debate has brought back Bengal\u2019s recurring anxieties over voter identity and citizenship, shaped by its protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and NRC.<\/p>\n

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Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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