India, Nov. 2 -- The row between Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll has intensified after three suicides since October 27 as the victims were all Hindus from Bangladesh.

"Hindu refugees have no reason to be afraid of the SIR. They can apply for citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). We are holding camps to help them," BJP leader and Union minister of state Shantanu Thakur, a leader of the Dalit Matua community originating from Bangladesh, said. The three victims, however, were not Matuas.

Continuing with its claim that the SIR will detect at least 10 million Muslim Bangladeshi infiltrators enjoying voting rights in Bengal, t...