The start of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls to “purify” the voter lists to “strengthen democracy” has already claimed one life: Pradeep Kar, 57, from Panihati in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas, who killed himself. In his suicide note he blamed the NRC, the registration process of citizens, are the cause.

If he was confused between the NRC, Citizenship Amendment Act and the SIR’s rollout in West Bengal and 11 other states/UTs from November 4, he can be excused; the Election Commission and the BJP are equally confused. Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar explained that the SIR was not happening in Assam now as the NRC process was underway. The BJP in West Bengal has begun organising CAA camps in

anticipation of the SIR. Just how the NRC, CAA and SIR are interchang

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