Ahead of elections in West Bengal where allegations of fake voters have been gaining political traction, the Opposition BJP has hit out at the ruling TMC over a “Kakdwip voter” who took part during the students’ protest in neighbouring Bangladesh that led to the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government.Identified as Newton Das, the youth claimed that he is a “genuine voter” in Kakdwip Assembly segment in South 24 Parganas, and was “caught” in the students’ revolution in Bangladesh while he was there for issues related to his ancestral property. Meanwhile, a relative of Newton Das claimed that he has voter cards of both India and Bangladesh.With several photographs of him taking part in the revolution available on social media, and his claim that he got a fresh voter card reissued in 2018 with the help of local TMC MLA Manturam Pakhira have given the BJP fresh ammo to target the TMC.“Thousands of Bangladeshi ‘Newtons’ voting in Bengal—courtesy of Mamata Banerjee’s infiltration theory and appeasement politics. With illegal voters and these lathi-wielders miscreants as her support base… she’s scripting a blueprint for Greater Bangladesh,” state BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar posted on X.Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal. Atri holds a Master degree in Economics from Rabindrabharati University and Bachelor's degree from Calcutta University. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata and Ramakrishna Mission Asrama, Narendrapur. He started his career with leading vernacular daily the Anandabazar Patrika, and worked there for more than fifteen years. He worked as Bihar correspondent for more than three years for Anandabazar Patrika. He covered the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 2010 assembly elections. He also worked with News18-Bangla and covered the Bihar Lok Sabha election in 2019. ... Read MoreStay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:BangladeshWest Bengal