{
  "id": 17994296,
  "title": "Smriti Irani Slams TMC, Congress Over Alleged Inclusion Of 'Infiltrators' In Voter Lists",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/smriti-irani-slams-tmc-congress-over-alleged-inclusion-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T16:24:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/smriti-irani-slams-tmc-congress-over-alleged-inclusion-of-infiltrators-in-voter-lists"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani criticized the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Congress parties for allegedly including \"infiltrators\" in voter lists for electoral advantage. Speaking at a press conference in Kolkata, Irani defended the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SIRC) as a \"systematic and transparent exercise.\" She accused the TMC of keeping fake voters on their list to gain an advantage, and she questioned why Congress leaders Mamata Banerjee and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury were joining hands with the TMC. Irani also targeted the Congress party for its continuous electoral losses since 2014, noting that Gyanesh Kumar, who was allegedly included in the voter list, was not even the Chief Election Commissioner at that time. During a separate rally in Siliguri, BJP Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari accused the opposition of spreading \"anarchy\" by uniting to prevent the \"drive away the 'infiltrators'\".",
  "summary": "Kolkata: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday slammed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and alleged that they had kept ‘infiltrators’ in the voter list for electoral gain. Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Irani said that the SIR was a systematic and transparent exercise. VIDEO | Kolkata: “Citizens of India will give a befitting reply to…",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}