Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that consecutive suicides and suicide attempts in the state out of the alleged fear of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and possible National Register of Citizens (NRC) during the last few days are examples of tragic consequences of the BJP's politics of fear, division and hate.

This statement by Chief Minister Banerjee comes following the suicide of a 95-year old citizen reported from West Midnapore district reportedly out of the fear of getting his name deleted from the voters' list following the SIR.

Khitish Majumdar, a resident of West Midnapore district, committed suicide at his relative's place at Ilambazar area in Birbhum district on Thursday, reportedly out of the fear of getting his name deleted from the v

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