The controversy is set against the backdrop of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which the opposition BJP has supported as a means to identify illegal immigrants. Anjali Shil’s case was initially cited by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to criticise the central government's NRC push.
The controversy is set against the backdrop of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which the opposition BJP has supported as a means to identify illegal immigrants. Anjali Shil’s case was initially cited by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to criticise the central government's NRC push.