The draft voters list in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bengal has left Basudeb Das a worried man — not for whether he will get to vote, but over the small plot of land and house he owns. A resident of Kakdwip, South 24 Parganas, around 87 km from Kolkata, the 70-year-old labourer is the father of two sons and a daughter. While the SIR process was on, Basudeb was stunned when he was informed that he has at least two more sons and probably a daughter as well. ADVERTISEMENTOne of his newfound 'sons' is Sanchay Das, a South 24 Parganas Zilla Parishad member from the Trinamool Congress, elected from the Pratapadityanagar Gram Panchayat where Basudeb is also a voter. But here's the catch...Story: Arnab GangulyVideo Producer: Shohini BoseVideo Editor: Rajbir Singh

Source: The Telegraph December 30, 2025 08:23 UTC