Siliguri, March 2 -- The Congress leadership in Malda will launch a protest movement after Holi, alleging large-scale "harassment" of voters following the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, which has placed a significant section of the electorate under adjudication, senior leaders said on Monday.
Addressing a press conference, South Malda MP Isha Khan Choudhury and former North Malda MP Mausam Noor said the party would intensify its agitation after assessing the ground situation and consulting affected voters.
Choudhury alleged that both the BJP and the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC) were attempting to "create panic" among voters to facilitate political polarisation. "A large number of genuine voters are being subjected to...