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Voter roll deletions shift West Bengal polls from governance to identity battleWest Bengal's election focus has dramatically shifted. Massive deletions from electoral rolls have transformed the campaign. Issues of corr...19 Apr, 2026, 12.06 PM IST- West Bengal CM Mamata slams Centre, ECI over Matua name deletions ahead of SIR protestDuring a recent press conference, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal leveled strong criticisms against both the Central governme...05 Mar, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
- West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of sidelining Matua voters through SIRWest Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently voiced strong concerns regarding the central government's treatment of the Matua comm...05 Mar, 2026, 10.03 AM IST
- SIR document verification hearings spark anxiety among Matuas in BengalThe Matua community in West Bengal is anxious over verification hearings under the SIR, fearing loss of voting rights and uncertainty over ...20 Dec, 2025, 11.22 AM IST
- SIR document verification hearings spark anxiety among Matuas in West BengalIn West Bengal, the Matua community is bracing for a tense period as document verification hearings approach, pivotal in safeguarding their...19 Dec, 2025, 11.53 PM IST
- 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...07 Nov, 2025, 11.40 PM IST
- 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...24 Aug, 2025, 09.35 PM IST
- CAA a game changer in all Matua belts of Bengal in 2024 Lok Sabha pollsThe implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) ahead of the Lok Sabha election is a game changer for the Matua communities in We...12 Mar, 2024, 11.05 AM IST
- CAA final draft likely to be ready by March 30, 2024: Union min Ajay Mishra"The process to roll out CAA has gained momentum in the last couple of years... some issues are being sorted out. Nobody can snatch citizen...26 Nov, 2023, 10.00 PM IST
- BJP misleading Matuas on CAA issue: Mamata Banerjee“The Matua community in the state have every right as the citizens of the country, including voting rights and all other rights, access to ...31 Jan, 2023, 08.47 PM IST
- Matua community to receive citizenship rights through CAA: Arjun Ram Meghwal“I have spoken to the Matua community across the country and your (Matuas) problems about citizenship will be resolved. The process has alr...09 Nov, 2022, 02.42 PM IST
- MoS Shantanu Thakur threatens stir if Bengal cops don't book Matua attackersSeveral Matua community members were injured - and one is critical - during their travel to Bongaon when their bus was attacked near Barasa...02 Apr, 2022, 12.36 AM IST
- Matua Mahasangh leader Shantanu Thakur writes to PM Modi seeking action to safeguard the Matua communityThe BJP MP informed the Prime Minister that the incidents of attack have started on August 7 onwards in Shiyali village of Bangladesh’s Khu...11 Aug, 2021, 09.23 PM IST
- Matuas now await CAA implementationCelebrations were seen in Thakurnagar in Bongaon, home to the Matua community, after the local MP Shantanu Thakur took charge as Union mini...09 Jul, 2021, 08.27 AM IST
- 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...03 May, 2021, 08.02 AM IST
- 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...19 Apr, 2021, 11.53 PM IST
- CAA, PM Narendra Modi's Orakandi Thakurbari temple visit to sway Matua votersBJP has already tried to woo the community by promising to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act which guarantees citizenship to religiou...26 Mar, 2021, 11.00 PM IST
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