'If you target me, I'll shake the nation', CM Mamata slams BJP & EC over SIR

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee turned up the heat on the BJP and Election Commission today at a fiery anti-SIR rally in Bongaon, vowing to "shake the entire nation" if her government or people face any targeting during the rushed Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists. Addressing a massive crowd from the Matua community – key supporters hit hard by past citizenship fears – she slammed the process as a BJP-orchestrated plot to wipe out genuine voters, especially scheme beneficiaries, ahead of 2026 polls.

With forms due by December 4 and draft rolls out on December 9, Mamata assured no real names can be deleted without proof, urging calm: "The EC doesn't have the power to erase a single voter – it was last done in 2002, and we never opposed it, but no honest citizen should suffer." She mocked the BJP's "Bangladeshi" scare tactics, warning CAA forms could ironically label applicants as foreigners, and defended Bengali identity: "Brand me Bangladeshi too if you want – our Constitution by BR Ambedkar calls for harmony, not hate. Her sharpest words today targeted the EC's alleged bias, calling it a "BJP Commission" dictated from party offices, and questioned the haste: "Why rush SIR now, when it's in BJP states like UP and Madhya Pradesh too? If infiltrators are the issue there, why the panic here?"

Mamata accused the Centre of conspiracies, from cancelling her helicopter to reach the rally – forcing a road trip – to using agencies for voter hunts. She set a clear condition for support: "Do it over two-three years with proper resources, and we'll back the survey fully." In a twist, she demanded: "If names get deleted, erase the central government too!" Lovingly noting her ties to Bangladesh through shared language, she vowed protection: "Till I'm here, nobody throws you out – BJP can't beat me at my game."

The rally, buzzing with defiance against CAA and identity jabs, signals TMC's all-out war on what Mamata calls "Adharma in Dharma's name." Her nationwide threat post-elections hints at broader protests if deletions hit hard, while praising Bihar's failed BJP "game" as a lesson. As SIR rolls out in 12 states, her words rally the base, blending local grievances with a national challenge to the ruling party's electoral playbook, potentially fueling ground actions if the draft list sparks fury.