BDO Office in Murshidabad Vandalised During Voter Roll Revision Protests

On January 14, the Block Development Office (BDO) in Farakka, Murshidabad, was vandalised amid protests against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. Around 100 booth-level officers (BLOs) resigned, citing excessive workload and alleged selective harassment of minority voters. Trinamool Congress MLA Manirul Islam led supporters who disrupted the SIR hearing, accusing the process of bias against Muslims. Police arrested two individuals, and the Election Commission defended the revision exercise, citing data anomalies. Political parties exchanged accusations over the incident.