In a shocking threat, Trinamool Congress (TMC) district president and MLA Abdur Rahim Bakshi from Malda district has threatened to pour acid in the mouth of a BJP leader.
In the past 3 months, new voter registration through Form-6 has increased 9 times in Muslim-dominated Malda and Murshidabad, Nadia, Uttar Dinajpur, Cooch Behar, North 24 Parganas and South 24 Parganas.
Replying to MPs Shambhu Sharan Patel and Neeraj Shekhar, the Government said fencing delays in West Bengal are due to land acquisition, with statistics showing infiltration, cattle smuggling, narcotics, gold and counterfeit currency seizures in recent years.
The trailer launch of Vivek Agnihotri’s The Bengal Files was abruptly cancelled at a Kolkata hotel, sparking a heated political row. TMC leaders called the film propaganda.