Matuas key to BJP breaching Mamata's south Bengal fort, but support hinges on CAA promise
Text Size: A+ Thakurnagar: The road to the town Thakurnagar, via Habra and Bongaon South constituencies, in West Bengal’s North 24 Paragana district is dotted with congested localities, mostly unregulated refugee colonies and markets. But this town, which is the headquarters of the Hindu minority community Matuas, has been a battleground between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress. For the next two weeks, Thakurnagar will see major public shows by the BJP vying for the crucial votes of the Matuas who came to the state as refugees during partition. Besides being electorally significant,...
Source: theprint.in