A college student died by suicide in Maharashtra’s Thane allegedly due to mental stress after a group of people thrashed him over an argument on the Hindi-Marathi language row, officials said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has described the ongoing Special Intensive Revision as “unplanned, chaotic, and dangerous,” citing the deaths of multiple booth-level officers. She expressed grave concerns to the CEC about the alarming situation, alleging a lack of preparedness and pushing BLOs beyond human limits, risking voter roll credibility.

No other buffaloes are allowed to race alongside this pair. It is a gesture of respect that has survived centuries, even as governments, borders and laws have changed around it.