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‘They ask for papers of Rahim but not of Ram’: TMC MLA Manirul Islam gives communal spin to SIR exercise, instigates mob to vandalise...

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2026

"Objections are being raised for Rahim but not for Ram. The EC cannot divide voters by religion," Manirul Islam said.

Crime

SIR in West Bengal: Illegal voter from Bangladesh, Abdul Rahim Gazi, attacks female Adivasi BLO with shoes for exposing him

OpIndia Staff - 4 January, 2026

According to reports, the female BLO was physically assaulted after she informed the higher authorities about the presence of an illegal voter in the area. The accused was identified as Abdul Rahim Gazi.

News Reports

Yogendra Yadav lies again: Claims 97 lakhs removals from Tamil Nadu draft voter roll as ‘snatching rights’, while those people have either died or...

Anurag - 23 December, 2025

Election Commission data from Tamil Nadu and Gujarat contradicts Yogendra Yadav’s claims, showing deletions were driven by deaths, migration, and duplicate registrations, while correction mechanisms remain available to eligible voters.

‘Modi teri kabar khudegi’: Congress workers give death threats to PM Modi during march to Ramlila Maidan

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2025

Congress workers marched to Delhi's Ramlila Maidan, chanting "Modi teri kabra khudegi" and "Vote chor gaddi chod".

Government and Policy

Election Commission announces revised dates for SIR in Six States and UTs

OpIndia Staff - 11 December, 2025

Following requests from Chief Electoral Officers, the Election Commission has updated the Special Intensive Revision timetable for electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andaman & Nicobar, and Uttar Pradesh. Eligible voters are encouraged to register before the new deadlines. Final rolls will be published in February 2026, with draft lists released mid-December for some States and UTs.

Crime

West Bengal: Man claims Mahabur from Bangladesh made fake voter ID to pose as his son, seeks help from ECI to deport the accused

OpIndia Staff - 28 November, 2025

Meanwhile, Basirhat district BJP president Sukalyan Vaidya claimed that Ziad Ali Dafadar repeatedly complained against Mahabur Dafadar to the BLO in 2022 and 2024 and demanded removal of the accused's name from the electoral rolls.

News Reports

Kerala govt moves Supreme Court to halt SIR, says it will trigger ‘administration breakdown’ during local body polls

OpIndia Staff - 18 November, 2025

The Kerala government has moved the Supreme Court to postpone the ECI’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. The State argues that conducting the revision alongside the upcoming December local body elections will cause severe administrative chaos and staff shortages.

News Reports

Kerala BLO suicide points to alleged CPM pressure: Read how Rajdeep, TNM and others used the incident to blamed the SIR process and ECI

Anurag - 18 November, 2025

National media focused solely on the SIR workload claim, but officials denied any such distress and Congress released audio alleging CPM pressure, revealing how selective reporting shaped a misleading narrative around the Kerala BLO’s suicide.

Media