Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Left Student Groups March Against Voter Roll Revision and Campus Attacks
Thousands of students marched in Calcutta on Sunday.
They were protesting changes to voter lists called a special intensive revision.
They said names had been removed and that this could take away people’s right to vote.
They also showed support for protesters in Delhi who were allegedly detained or confronted by police.
The students called for election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign.
They also protested alleged attacks at two campuses.
Accounts of some campus incidents included accusations from different sides.
The article reports these claims but does not independently establish them.
Thousands of students marched from Sealdah to Rani Rashmoni Road in Calcutta on Sunday, protesting the special intensive revision of electoral rolls.
The march was organised by a platform of eight Left student organisations and expressed solidarity with demonstrators who faced alleged police action in Delhi.
Students called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and alleged that the voter-roll revision had removed voters’ names.
The march also condemned alleged attacks and vandalism at Jadavpur University and the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute.
The article reports competing allegations surrounding campus incidents, including an accusation that SRFTI students disrespected images of Swami Vivekananda and Bharat Mata.
- Who
- Thousands of students, including students from Jadavpur University, Presidency University and the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, organised by a platform of eight Left student organisations.
- What
- A march and sit-in protesting the electoral-roll revision, alleged police action in Delhi and alleged campus attacks.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not give a calendar date.
- Where
- The march went from Sealdah to Rani Rashmoni Road near Esplanade in Calcutta.
- Why
- The students said they opposed alleged voter-name deletions, police action against protesters and attacks at campuses.
Student protesters’ claims
Other allegations reported
Campus incidents
Student protesters’ claims
The marching students condemned alleged vandalism and attacks at Jadavpur University and the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute, blaming RSS-linked organisations or their supporters in incidents described in the article.
Other allegations reported
The article says an RSS unit president was allegedly assaulted at Jadavpur University before one reported incident. It also reports that Hindu Jagran Manch supporters accused SRFTI students of disrespecting images of Swami Vivekananda and Bharat Mata.
Electoral-roll revision
Student protesters’ claims
Students alleged that the revision deleted voters’ names and deprived people of democratic rights; one speaker claimed 13 crore voters’ names had been deleted.
Other allegations reported
The article provides no response from election authorities or government representatives to the students’ claims.
- Organisers
- A platform of eight Left student organisations
- Reported turnout
- Thousands of students
- Starting point
- Sealdah
- Destination
- Rani Rashmoni Road near Esplanade
- Main protest issue
- Special intensive revision of electoral rolls
- Officials targeted by resignation calls
- Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
- Campuses named
- Jadavpur University and the Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute