Mamata to begin sit-in against voter roll deletions ahead of Bengal polls

• CM Mamata Banerjee to start a sit-in protest on Friday, March 6, at Esplanade Metro Channel, Kolkata.
• Protest targets alleged arbitrary deletions in post-SIR electoral rolls ahead of West Bengal assembly elections.
• TMC alleges "politically motivated" exercise by Election Commission, aiming to disenfranchise legitimate voters.
• Official data shows 63.66 lakh names deleted, reducing voter base from 7.66 crore to 7.04 crore; 60.06 lakh under adjudication.
• TMC claims minority voters, migrant workers, and economically marginalised sections disproportionately affected.