Kolkata, Nov 2 (NationPress) In specific regions of a district in West Bengal, domestic workers, allegedly illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, have begun to vanish unexpectedly following the announcement of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state's voter list last week.

The Chief of the BJP’s Information Technology Cell and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, shared on social media on Sunday that there have been multiple reports of domestic helpers disappearing in areas such as Birati, Bisharpara, and neighboring locations within the North 24 Parganas district after the SIR announcement.

“One woman, known locally as Rahima’s mother, who had been employed in Birati for over 25 years, vanished immediately after the SIR was declared. Upon inquiry by locals, it became known that she had fled back to Bangladesh!” Malviya mentioned in his social media update, referencing a local news channel's report.

He further pointed out that similar incidents of disappearing domestic helpers have been reported from various households in the same district, with some admitting before their departure that they were returning to Bangladesh and would only return once the situation stabilized.

Malviya asserted that this trend indicates that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s voter base is in jeopardy due to this unexpected turn of events.

“Consider this — for years, the CPM and Trinamool governments have provided refuge and political support to these illegal Bangladeshi immigrants on Bengal’s territory. Now, as the SIR process initiates, they are hastily leaving. This time, Mamata Banerjee won’t be able to shield them. They are not welcome in India — and certainly not on its voter rolls,” Malviya added.

Historically, the BJP has claimed that the Trinamool Congress opposes the SIR so vehemently out of fear that the names of their core voter base, consisting of illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants, will be removed from the voter list.

Conversely, the Trinamool Congress has described the SIR as a strategy by the BJP and the Union Government aimed at implementing the NRC in West Bengal.

Recently, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar announced the SIR for twelve Indian states, including West Bengal, with the initial phase of this three-part revision set to commence on November 4.