From weather to political rallies to traffic diversions, here is what is happening in West Bengal today. Check this space to plan your day better.

SIR Begins Today

Over 80,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) will begin the door-to-door survey for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of the Assembly election in the state. The exercise carried out by the Election Commission (EC) will also begin in eight other states and three Union Territories from today.

TMC Rally Against SIR

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee are expected to lead a padyatra in Kolkata against the roll out of the SIR in the state. The ruling TMC has warned that deletion of any “genuine” voters’ names from the revised electoral roll would meet with protest.

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