TMC to launch anti-SIR campaign

KOLKATA RALLY IN NOV LIKELY TO BE ADDRESSED BY MAMATA, ABHISHEK

- PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal is planning a mega rally in Kolkata next month to oppose the proposed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, party sources said Friday.

The rally, likely to be held in the first or second week of November, is expected to be addressed by TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, the sources said.

“A massive rally is being planned in Kolkata after the festive season, once Kali Puja and Bhai Dooj are over. The venue is likely to be Shahid Minar ground, but if it’s unavailable due to prior bookings, we may shift it to the second week of November,” a senior TMC leader told PTI.