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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- BJP govt in Bengal will speed up CAA implementation, infiltrators must leave: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in Katwa, West Bengal. He assured Matua and Namasudra refugee families that citizenship unde...11 Apr, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
- 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...25 Aug, 2025, 07.13 AM IST
- Matuas will get citizenship, Mamata can't stop CAA implementation: Amit Shah"No power in the world can stop my refugee brothers from becoming citizens of India. This is the promise of Modi Ji. Mamata Banerjee must r...15 May, 2024, 02.00 PM IST
- Apply for citizenship under CAA without fear: Union Minister Santanu Thakur exhorts MatuasUnion Minister Santanu Thakur, contesting re-election from the Bongaon Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal, urged members of the Matua community ...03 Apr, 2024, 05.50 PM IST
- Citizenship dreams of many Matuas on hold for now due to 'lack of Bangladesh residence proof'Matua community delays citizenship applications post new government formation due to lacking Bangladesh address proof. All India Matua Maha...20 Mar, 2024, 12.05 AM IST
- 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...29 Dec, 2023, 12.13 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
- 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
- Matuas to stop trusting BJP if CAA not implemented soon: Community leadersDays after the Centre decided to grant citizenship to a section of people who came from a neighbouring country and settled in Gujarat, Matu...04 Nov, 2022, 03.28 PM IST
- CAA to be implemented in West Bengal soon, Matuas to Benefit: Suvendu AdhikariThe Trinamool leadership, including party supremo Mamata Banerjee, has been opposing the CAA. Trinamool Congress state spokesperson Kunal G...02 Nov, 2022, 12.17 AM IST
- CAA to Bengal BJP like Ram Mandir to party: BJP Bengal president Sukanta MajumdarBJP Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar told ET: "In West Bengal, religious minorities from Bangladesh -- Hindus, Buddhists and some Christia...22 Sep, 2022, 06.39 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
- Poll verdict in Matua bastions crucial for BJP before CAA implementationMatuas, who make for a large chunk of the state's Scheduled Caste population, had been migrating to West Bengal since the 1950s, primarily ...21 Apr, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
- Mamata goes all out to Matuas, promises land rights, safetyAt a time when the BJP is going all out to woo the Matua community, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee reiterated her opposition to the Citizen...11 Jan, 2021, 11.55 PM IST
- Matuas’ land and rights are safe under TMC: Mamata Banerjee“I am asking my Matua brothers and sisters… how long have you been in Bengal? You are safe and secure under this state government. Matuas a...11 Jan, 2021, 09.07 PM IST
- 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.09 May, 2014, 01.18 PM IST
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