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Hindu refugees from Bangladesh will be most affected by SIR in West Bengal: CPI(M) leader

January 1, 2026

Published - January 01, 2026 04:35 pm IST - Kolkata Senior CPI(M) leader Kanti Ganguly claimed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls will most affect the Hindus who have settled in West Bengal after fleeing Bangladesh. Also Read | Protest continues in Bengal against lynching in Bangladesh The former Minister, who has been called for a document verification hearing on Friday (January 2, 2025), said he was in favour of the exercise, but it should have been carried out over a longer period, instead of just two-three months. "I am in favour of the SIR.

Hindu refugees from Bangladesh will be most affected by SIR in West Bengal: CPI(M) leader

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But this is a huge and quite challenging task.
To make it more foolproof and precise, more time should have been allocated.
India is a huge nation with a mammoth population, so for better revision of the electoral rolls, more time should have been given," he told PTI.
Mr.
Ganguly, 82, has served as the Minister of the Sundarbans Development Department from 2001 to 2011, and then briefly as the Sports and Youth Welfare minister from 2009 to 2011.

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Hindu refugees from Bangladesh will be most affected by SIR in West Bengal: CPI(M) leader

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