Mamata ends SIR stir, says game is not yet over
Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, ended a five-day sit-in protest in Kolkata after the Supreme Court suggested setting up a special tribunal to hear appeals from the objections phase. Banerjee cited this as a positive outcome of her protest, which was aimed at ensuring every voter's right to vote and challenging the Election Commission of India's interference in judicial processes. She also claimed that the EC was working as an agent for the BJP to snatch voting rights away from West Bengal citizens. The decision to end the dharna came after Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool Congress general secretary, appealed to his aunt to call it off.
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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