West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday (January 23, 2026) said that three to four people are dying by suicide every day in the State due to anxiety over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the State. She said the Election Commission of India and Central government should take responsibility for the deaths.
The Trinamool Congress chairperson asked why an FIR should not be registered against the poll body for the deaths. “More than 110 people have died. Why will the case not be filed against EC? The Election Commission of India will have to take responsibility for these deaths, the Government of India will also have to take responsibility,” Ms. Banerjee said at an event to mark the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
There have been instances where people have registered police complaints against the poll body in the State.
Ms. Banerjee has been critical of the SIR since the start of the process and has written five letters to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar since November 2025.
During the event organised on Red Road, Ms. Banerjee said, “If Netaji was alive, he would have been called for the hearing.”
