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Bengal bypolls: Facebook restricts local news pages covering Opposition campaign in Rejinagar

· 6 October 2026 · 2 min read
Bengal bypolls: Facebook restricts local news pages covering Opposition campaign in Rejinagar

Alt News has reported a new India-focused explainers development: “Bengal bypolls: Facebook restricts local news pages covering Opposition campaign in Rejinagar.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: As Nandigram and Rejinagar constituencies in West Bengal go to the polls on October 6, several local journalists in Murshidabad district, where Rejinagar is located, have alleged that access to their news Facebook pages has been restricted in India. These outlets primarily covered O

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