The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) is set to hold “Samhati Diwas” (Unity Day) on December 6 to convey a message of solidarity and communal harmony, coinciding with the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bengal. The TMC chairperson, Mamata Banerjee, and her party’s national general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, are expected to attend the rally on Mayo Road.
One of the primary aims of organising “Samhati Diwas” is to alert the public in Bengal, ensuring that nobody can incite communal tension or violence in what is currently a politically volatile situation.
Both Mamata and Abhishek Banerjee are anticipated to deliver a message of communal harmony at a time when certain sections of society are concerned about the removal of names from the electoral registers.
The Trinamool Congress observes December 6 annually as “Samhati Diwas” to commemorate the demolition of the Babri Masjid, a contentious event in Indian history. The party’s yearly commemoration, referred to as “Samhati Diwas” or “Unity Day,” is held on this date to promote communal harmony.
Sources within the Trinamool Congress indicated that the party's youth and student wings will be responsible for organising “Samhati Diwas,” and the ruling party intends to place increased emphasis on the day this year.
The announcement follows a massive anti-SIR rally led by Mamata and Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata on November 4. During that event, they mounted a stinging attack on the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Mamata Banerjee, the Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo, accused them of manipulating the ongoing revision of voter lists into a political instrument for “silent, invisible rigging” ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. She issued a warning that the fall of the Narendra Modi government would be "inevitable" if even a single eligible voter were deleted from West Bengal’s rolls during the ECI-conducted SIR.
Abhishek Banerjee had previously alleged that the BJP and the EC were “colluding to erase voters from opposition-ruled states” while leaving those governed by the saffron party untouched.
Since the SIR process was announced in Bengal, both leaders have repeatedly asserted that if the name of even one genuine voter is struck off the registers, the BJP government will be shaken to its foundations, promising that a large-scale protest will be organised in Delhi.
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