SC to Hear Mamata Banerjee's Plea Against ECI Over Bengal SIR Tomorrow; CM to Appear Personally

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News18•03-02-2026, 20:54
SC to Hear Mamata Banerjee's Plea Against ECI Over Bengal SIR Tomorrow; CM to Appear Personally
- •The Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.
- •Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will personally attend the hearing and present her submissions before the court.
- •Banerjee's plea alleges political bias and an authoritarian approach by the ECI in conducting the voter list revision.
- •She also claimed the SIR process caused 'immense inconvenience and agony' and resulted in 140 deaths in West Bengal.
- •The Supreme Court previously directed the ECI to display names flagged for 'logical discrepancies' publicly and ensure adequate facilities for voters.
Why It Matters: Mamata Banerjee will personally argue her plea against ECI's voter list revision in West Bengal before the SC.
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