PM to address 1st rally in Bengal on Saturday after draft roll release amid SIR concerns of Matuas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit West Bengal's Nadia district on December 20, 2025, to inaugurate national highway projects and address a public rally. The visit comes amidst heightened political tensions over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which has sparked concerns among the Matua community, a significant Hindu group in the state. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has led anti-SIR rallies in Nadia and North 24 Parganas, while BJP MP Jagannath Sarkar believes that fear is being spread about the exercise. The projects Modi will inaugurate are expected to boost trade, tourism, and economic activity across southern and northern parts of the state.