<h1>State chief minister alleges ruling party using surveys, identity rules, and agencies to suppress voters and punish opponents</h1> A state chief minister of West Bengal accused the central ruling party of attempting to suppress voting rights by conducting door-to-door surveys to delete electors from rolls and by seeking to impose identity-linked requirements, alleging intimidation of state officials by the Election Commission and withholding central funds for political reasons. She also alleged central agencies are being used against opposition parties, discrimination and harassment of migrant workers, and cultural defamation by political opponents. With assembly elections pending, she linked ongoing litigation to political tactics that delay government recruitment and college admissions.