PM Modi to Visit Bengal, Assam Amid Voter List Row; NH Projects, Guwahati Airport Inaugurations

In this report, India Today Deputy Editor Anupam Mishra details Prime Minister Narendra Modi's crucial visit to West Bengal and Assam. The Prime Minister is set to inaugurate two national highway projects worth ₹3,200 crore in Bengal's Ranaghat and unveil the new terminal of Guwahati Airport. Mishra highlights the political tension surrounding the visit, particularly the 'ongoing SIR row' (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls. He notes that the 'Matua community dominates' the Ranaghat seat and many have allegedly been removed from the voter list during the SIR process. The report also covers the war of words between the BJP and Trinamool Congress (TMC), with the latter terming central leaders as 'tourists'.