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From the Urdu Press: ‘Besieged Mamata rises for battle of her life’, ‘Raghav Chadha’s switch tarnishes his image’

The Indian Express·Shahid Pervez·about 1 month ago
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As the curtains came down on the campaign for the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections after weeks of fireworks between the incumbent Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the BJP amid the storm over the contentious Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, all eyes are on final voting and the poll results. The Urdu dailies kept their spotlight on this fierce battle for Bengal, seeking to capture all its sights and sounds and colours while decoding their significance for Bengal and national politics ahead. Referring to the Bengal face-off, the Mumbai -based Urdu Times, in its April 24 editorial, says the ring-wing groups closed their ranks against the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC to oust it from power from the day the election bugle was sounded. “The most formidable weapon used against Mamata in this election has been the Election Commission (EC)’s SIR, which led to lakhs of electors being deprived of their democratic right to vote,” it states.…

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