Nonetheless, the assertion did not calm nerves.
His aunt, TMC Rajya Sabha MP Mamata Bala Thakur, who leads a rival faction of the Matua ‘first household’, has referred to as a gathering of neighborhood leaders at Thakurnagar in North 24 Parganas district on 2 November to chart subsequent steps.
“Names of Matuas can be deleted as many who arrived after 2002 lack paperwork and can lose voting rights. The Matuas have been voting for us after realising the BJP’s citizenship jumla,” she instructed PTI.
BJP MLA Subrata Thakur, Shantanu’s brother, mentioned, “Those that arrived between 2002 and 2025 received’t be capable to produce the required papers. In the event that they apply underneath the CAA, we are able to enchantment to retain their names, however there isn’t a assure because the EC is an autonomous physique.”
Subrata estimated that 30–40 lakh refugees throughout the state could qualify underneath the Citizenship (Modification) Act, including that the federal government is continuing cautiously to make sure “real victims of persecution get citizenship, not infiltrators or Rohingyas misusing the method.”
Most Matuas have Aadhaar and voter playing cards, however they concern these may develop into meaningless throughout the SIR train. “In the event that they apply for CAA, they’ll first be branded foreigners and lose voting rights. And in SIR, they’ll lose their voting rights anyway,” mentioned political analyst Suman Bhattacharya.
Inside mapping suggests 25–40 per cent of voters in meeting segments underneath Bongaon and Ranaghat Lok Sabha seats could possibly be affected if Matuas fail to hyperlink their names to the 2002 rolls. In elements of Krishnanagar and Ranaghat, the place Matua voters kind practically 60 per cent of the inhabitants, leaders are voicing related issues.
