New Delhi: Visuals of groups of men, women, and children huddled at West Bengal’s border gates with reports of their intent at crossing “back to Bangladesh” amidst Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s voter list do not augur well for the ruling Trinamool Congress government, a few months before polls.

Amid the reports came Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s appeal to the Election Commission to stop the SIR exercise, currently underway in 11 other states and Union Territories. It has drawn a sharp reaction from Home Minister Amit Shah, saying that some political parties are on a mission to shield the infiltrators by opposing the voter verification drive.

Addressing an event in Gujarat on Friday, the Home Minister pointed out that stopping infiltration is not just necessary but a

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