A video that has gone viral on social media shows a Trinamool Congress leader allegedly threatening violence if names of valid voters are removed from West Bengal’s electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) being carried out by the Election Commission.

The incident reportedly took place in Supur village of Bolpur in Birbhum district on Monday. Incidentally, Trinamool Congress MLA Chandranath Sinha was present at the party meeting where the controversial statement was made.

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IANS has not independently verified the video and therefore cannot vouch for its authenticity.

In the video clip, local Trinamool leader Babu Das was heard saying, “The voter list in West Bengal is being intensively revised. There is no problem with the exercise. But if even one valid

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