SIR protests continue in West Bengal days after publication of the draft rolls
The article reports potential voter suppression and citizen harm being treated as routine.
Protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in West Bengal have intensified following the publication of the draft roll. Following the death of Rafiq Ali Gazi, a youth who died by suicide after his name appeared on the adjudication list, protests erupted in Usti and Deganga. The Trinamool Congress has condemned the process, claiming that citizens are being deprived of their voting rights. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will participate in a dharna against the SIR from March 6th in Kolkata. CPI-M leaders have also protested against the inclusion of 60 lakh electors on the adjudication list, accusing the state government of failing its people. The Supreme Court had directed judicial officers to oversee the final stage of the SIR.
10 MAR 2026
— The Hindu
The Supreme Court established special tribunals to hear appeals from voters excluded during the West Bengal Special Intensive Revision process.
15 MAR 2026
— The Hindu
The Trinamool Congress will leverage Bengali sub-nationalism and the Matua community's anxieties to solidify its position as the defender of Bengali identity and electoral inclusion.
— The Hindu
The BJP leader Madhav argues that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is a transparent process aimed at reconciling voter lists, despite opposition party concerns.
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