Mamata Banerjee Argues in Supreme Court, Alleges West Bengal Being 'Targeted'

• Mamata Banerjee became the first serving Chief Minister to argue in the Supreme Court, seeking intervention in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
• She alleged West Bengal was being "targeted" and its people "bulldozed," questioning why the same yardstick wasn't applied to Assam.
• The Supreme Court bench, led by CJI Surya Kant, issued notices to the Election Commission and West Bengal's chief electoral officer, emphasizing that genuine persons must remain on electoral rolls.
• Banerjee criticized the Election Commission as a "WhatsApp Commission" and claimed it was not accepting Aadhaar cards as proof of identity despite court directions, insisting on other documents.
• She highlighted issues like deletion-focused SIR, officials being declared dead, and married women receiving notices for surname changes, urging the court to "save democracy."