- KR Bharat
- 2026-02-05
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging large-scale disenfranchisement of genuine voters. Calling the process a threat to democracy, she claimed that West Bengal is being deliberately targeted and that people are being unfairly removed from voter lists.
Taking note of the petition, the apex court stressed that “genuine persons must remain on the electoral roll” and issued notices to the Election Commission of India and the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, seeking their responses by February 9. The bench, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, also reiterated the need for transparency and fairness in the revision process.
Senior advocate Shyam Divan, representing Banerjee, highlighted large-scale “logical discrepancies” affecting voters and warned of mass disenfranchisement if corrective measures are not taken urgently. Mamata Banerjee urged the court to “save democracy”, asserting that the process threatens the fundamental rights of citizens and the integrity of the electoral system.
The case has now become a significant constitutional and political issue, raising serious questions about electoral transparency, voter rights, and democratic safeguards in the country.
