West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday (January 5, 2026) said she would move court against what she described as the "inhumane" conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State.
Addressing a public meeting in Sagar Island in South 24 Parganas district, she alleged that fear, harassment, and administrative arbitrariness linked to the exercise had led to deaths and hospitalisations of several people.
"We are moving court tomorrow against the inhumane treatment and the death of so many people due to the SIR," she said. "If allowed, I will also move the Supreme Court and plead as a common person against this inhumane exercise. I am also a trained lawyer," she said.
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Ms. Banerjee, however, did not clarify whether the petition would be filed by her personally, the State Government, or the Trinamool Congress.
