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West Bengal polls 2026: Amid voter row, Nadia’s Matua belt shows BJP leanings, minimal deletionsIn West Bengal’s Nadia district, Matua voters in border villages like Majhdia navigate a unique reality—crossing fenced borders daily to fa...- Panic, anger ripple across Matua belt as SIR deletions reopen citizenship faultlines before WB pollsVoter list purges in West Bengal's Matua region are causing widespread fear and anger. Many Matua community members face disenfranchisement...
- Scuffle erupts among Matuas in Bangaon HQA major scuffle erupted among Matuas in Thakurnagar, the community's headquarters. This incident occurred after Union minister Shantanu Tha...
- Caught between SIR and CAA, West Bengal’s Matua community becomes flashpoint in TMC-BJP battleThe Matuas, known to be a vote bank of the BJP, have been queuing in large numbers at the CAA camps across the state over the last few mont...
- Centre's new order divisive, says Chief minister Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee accuses BJP of double standards before the 2026 elections. She criticizes the 'Immigration and Foreigners Exemption order 2...
- About 2 lakh Matua cards issued for CAA facilitationIn West Bengal, the All India Matua Mahasangh has issued around two lakh 'religious cards' to Matua community members to support their appl...
- Bengal: Thakur brothers at loggerheads over Matua rights, CAA implementationSubrata Thakur accused Shantanu Thakur of irregularities in issuing caste certificates. He alleged Shantanu is exploiting the Matua communi...
- BJP rolls out CAA help desks to blunt Mamata's 'Bengali Asmita' pitch in crucial Matua beltBharatiya Janata Party is working to win back refugee voters in West Bengal. They have started Citizenship Amendment Act help desks. These ...
- Mamata Banerjee to lead TMC's protest against detention of Bengali migrant workers in BJP-ruled statesAhead of the 2026 elections, Trinamool Congress is protesting the alleged detention and mistreatment of Bengali migrant workers in BJP-gove...
- CAA ensures Matuas' legal citizenship, protects against future NRC: Union Minister Shantanu ThakurUnion Minister Shantanu Thakur advocates for CAA to secure legal citizenship for Matua community, protecting them from potential NRC implic...
- Mamata Banerjee says centre playing politics as Union Min promises CAA in 7 daysBanerjee, who held an administrative meeting and public programme in Cooch Behar district which is dominated by the Rajbanshi community sai...
- TMC will lead charge in Bengal, India Bloc nationally: Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that the INDIA bloc will face the BJP-led NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, while t...
- CAA will be implemented in West Bengal: BJP's Suvendu AdhikariDuring a meeting in North 24 Parganas District's Thakurnagar, an area dominated by the Matuas whose roots are in Bangladesh, Adhikari said ...
- BJP will be defeated in several states in Lok Sabha polls: Mamata BanerjeeMeanwhile, Banerjee clearly stated that she will not allow CAA to be implemented in Bengal. Reassuring the Matua community that they are al...
- CAA will be implemented ahead of 2024 polls: Sukanta MajumdarThe Matua community, with its long-time demand for citizenship rights, have demanded implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) ...
- State schemes bring SC/STs closer to TMC in JungelmahalThere has been a clear swing in Matua votes in Bongaon, the main seat of the Matua community, in favour of TMC mainly due to their disgrunt...
- Matua votes in Nadia, North 24 Parganas crucial in next phaseThe Matua population will have a major influence in the poll outcome in the Nadia and North 24 Parganas districts, where voting is schedule...
- Modi slams Mamata for ‘insult’ on Matuas as CM says TMC treats all equallyBanerjee retorted to Modi’s allegation by retorting at a rally at Ranaghat, in Nadia district, “I consider myself inseparable from Muslims,...
- Bengal Elections 2021: BJP's social maths vs Didi's old chemistryBengal votes in the first phase on Saturday of an assembly election that will not only be its longest but also one of its fiercest with ide...
- Parties cross swords on Bangladesh immigrants for marginal gainsThose who entered India after March 25, 1971, cannot get citizenship rights and are not entitled to refugee status.
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