West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appeared in person today (February 4, 2026) before a Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant in a case challenging the legality of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise conducted in the State.
Moving an interlocutory application seeking permission to appear and argue in person, Ms. Banerjee claimed the Election Commission of India (ECI) was targetting the State as micro-observers were not appointed in any other State where the process was being carried out.
The Bench issued a notice to the ECI on the appointment of micro-observers.
West Bengal’s draft electoral roll for the first phase of the SIR was released on December 16, 2025. Names of over 58 lakh electors of West Bengal have been deleted. Multiple discrepancies were flagged in the electoral rolls, including unusually high young deaths, gender bias in deletions and particular communities facing more deletions than others.
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