1996 birth certificate issued under 2000 rule? BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari alleges fake documents being issued in Bengal to derail SIR

Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal, Suvendu Adhikari, on Monday, alleged massive fraud and corruption in West Bengal records under the TMC-led government, claiming that fake birth certificates are being issued in backdates under the Rules that came into existence years later.

“Blatantly false birth certificates are being issued. To make matters worse, the Registration date is of 1996, but it brazenly cites Rule 9 of the West Bengal Registration of Births and Deaths Rules 2000, which didn’t even exist until 2000!!!” Adhikari wrote on X, sharing a purported image of a birth certificate issued in Gazole Block in Malda district.

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The BJP leader said that the revelation exposes the depths of the alleged corruption under the TMC government. He said, “This is not incompetence; it’s deliberate fraud designed to fabricate identities and undermine our democratic processes.”

Adhikari further claimed that such practices are rampant across West Bengal, alleging that the state government wants to derail the Special Intensive Revision exercise by flooding the system with fake documents.

A shocking revelation from Gazole Block in Malda district exposes the depths of corruption under the TMC-led West Bengal Administration !
Blatantly false birth certificates are being issued. To make matters worse, the Registration date is of 1996, but it brazenly cites Rule 9 of… pic.twitter.com/QenUiIJCAC

— Suvendu Adhikari (@SuvenduWB) February 16, 2026

“The Mamata Banerjee regime is playing with fire, compromising the integrity of our electoral rolls and citizen verification for their petty political gains,” he said.

Adhikari urged the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) to thoroughly investigate the alleged fraud and launch a crackdown on it.

“I urge the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, to immediately take cognizance, launch a thorough investigation, and crack down on these corrupt elements before they hijack our democracy entirely,” the BJP leader said, adding, “The people deserve transparency, not treachery.”