Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, heading a three-judge Supreme Court Bench, assured West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, standing in the front row of his crowded courtroom on Wednesday (February 4, 2026), that the Election Commission of India cannot “run away” from its Constitutional commitment to ensure that “every single genuine citizen” is included in the electoral roll during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

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