Identity Documents Discovered at TMC Office in Kolkata Raise Concerns
Aadhaar, voter and ration cards found at TMC’s Tangra office
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In Kolkata's Tangra area, a locked Trinamool Congress (TMC) office was found containing numerous voter, Aadhaar, and ration cards. Local residents, supported by BJP members, discovered the documents, prompting police investigations into potential electoral fraud and misuse of government-issued IDs.
- 01The TMC office had been locked since the May 4 Assembly election results.
- 02Residents found the documents while prying open the office lock, raising suspicions of electoral manipulation.
- 03Some locals claimed TMC officials collected their identity cards under false pretenses for government schemes.
- 04This incident mirrors a recent case in Bidhannagar, where similar documents were found.
- 05Police are investigating the circumstances of how these documents ended up at the TMC office.
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On Thursday morning, a locked Trinamool Congress (TMC) office in Tangra, Kolkata, was found to contain stacks of voter, Aadhaar, and ration cards. The office, previously used by TMC councillor Jibankumar Saha, had been locked since the May 4 Assembly election results. Local residents, alongside BJP supporters, forcibly opened the office and discovered the neatly arranged identity documents inside a cabinet. This led to protests and heightened tensions in the area. Many locals recognized their missing cards among the recovered items, raising questions about how duplicates were stored in a political office. Allegations surfaced that TMC officials collected these cards under the guise of facilitating government welfare schemes but failed to return them. The police have initiated an investigation to determine how such a large number of sensitive documents ended up at the TMC office and are reaching out to individuals whose names appear on the seized cards. No TMC leaders have commented on the situation as of now.
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The discovery of identity cards at the TMC office has raised serious concerns about potential electoral fraud and misuse of government documents.
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