TMC slams Shah over remarks on SIR; calls him incapable Home Minister, calls for his resignation

The Trinamool Congress on Friday (November 21, 2025) hit out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing him of utilizing the “infiltrator rhetoric” to focus on West Bengal and alleging that the Centre had failed on nationwide safety.

The celebration additionally demanded that Mr. Shah step down from his put up.

Senior Minister Shashi Panja mentioned Mr. Shah went to Gujarat and spoke about ‘infiltrators’, democracy and nationwide safety, however “the reality is a deep sense of insecurity across the country.” She mentioned terrorists killing vacationers in Kashmir and a blast in Delhi confirmed that the “security framework is cracking under the Home Minister’s watch.” “If borders were truly secure, these incidents would not have happened,” she mentioned.

Ms. Panja accused Mr. Shah of distorting details and “diverting attention from failures by pointing fingers at Bengal.” “When there are lapses in Delhi, the BJP reads from its old script and blames Bengal. It is a tired, predictable strategy,” she mentioned.

She mentioned the SIR in Bengal had became a “punishing, coercive” train.

“The last SIR in 2002 took two years. Now Bengal is being forced to complete it in two months,” she mentioned.

She cited the Chief Minister’s letter to the CEC about “undue haste” and “inhuman pressure.” “BLOs are being threatened, overworked and pushed to breaking point. Thirty-one lives have already been lost in this SIR-driven climate of fear,” she claimed.

Ms. Panja accused the BJP of desirous to “capture Bengal by intimidation.” “You want Bengal to be afraid. You are manufacturing panic. But Bengal will resist,” she mentioned.

She added that the BJP continued to be seen as “bairagato”, outsiders and anti-Bengal.

“The coming election will prove it. You will not cross 50 seats,” she mentioned.

TMC MP Sagarika Ghose took the assault additional and immediately sought Mr. Shah’s resignation.

“Mr Amit Shah is a singularly incapable Home Minister. He failed to prevent the Pahalgam terror attack. He failed to stop the Delhi blast. If infiltrators are coming in, it is his failure,” she mentioned.

Ms. Ghose mentioned Mr. Shah was “too busy breaking opposition governments” to safe India’s borders.

“The border security force reports to you. The responsibility is yours. If borders are breached, you should resign,” she mentioned.

She mentioned Mr. Shah’s remarks on ‘infiltrators’ have been “political theatre” designed to justify an SIR that was “hurting bonafide citizens.” “The SIR is being used to disenfranchise people. It is targeted at Bengal. It is causing enormous pain,” she mentioned.

Mr. Shah, addressing the BSF’s Raising Day in Bhuj, had mentioned events resisting SIR needed infiltrators’ names on the rolls and described the train as a “purification” of the voters’ checklist.

The TMC mentioned Bengal “will not yield to fear” and that its resistance would solely strengthen forward of the 2026 Assembly polls.