Mamata Banerjee in Supreme Court highlights: Bengal CM likely to appear before SC on Monday for SIR hearing

Mamata Banerjee in Supreme Court LIVE: West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday argued her petition in the SC against the special intensive revision of electoral rolls and alleged unfair targeting of West Bengal by the poll panel and "bulldozing" of its citizens.

Banerjee, who was represented by senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Shyam Divan, sought the nod of a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant.

She once referred to the poll panel as the "WhatsApp commission", in an apparent reference to the directions being allegedly passed by the EC to the electoral officials on WhatsApp.

She flagged difficulties being faced by the citizens due to the SIR exercise, including logical discrepancies.

Banerjee also claimed that many people who are alive have been declared dead by the EC during the ongoing process.

The bench issued notices and sought replies by February 9 from the Election Commission and the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal on her petition.

Mamata Banerjee in Supreme Court LIVE: The SIR was rolled out in West Bengal on November 4, 2025 and the draft electoral roll was published on December 16. The last date for submission of claims and objections was January 19. The final electoral roll is expected to be published on February 14, but the deadline may be extended given how the hearings in the Supreme Court go.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing SC LIVE: Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Wednesday says that CM Mamata Banerjee told “one lie after another in court” during the hearing on SIR.

“CM Mamata Banerjee was talking nonsense, and the judges instructed her to let her lawyer speak. The judge also told her that the lawyer representing her was very capable and that she should let him speak,” ANI quoted him as saying.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing SC LIVE: BJP leader Keya Ghosh on Wednesday alleged that Mamata is trying to divert attention from people missing in Kolkata. “The reason she went to Delhi is that she wanted to divert attention, to distract people's focus.”

“It is also unprecedented that a Chief Minister has gone to Delhi to keep dead voters, transferred voters, duplicate voters, and shifted voters on the voter list.”

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing SC LIVE: Senior Advocate Rakesh Dwivedi, for the ECI, on Wednesday said that ECI had to appoint micro observers since the State Government did not spare sufficient Group B officers for SIR work despite multiple reminders.

He asserted that micro observers are validly appointed as per the RP Act, and they had to be appointed due to the non-cooperation by the State, live law reported.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing SC LIVE: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that the state is being targeted ahead of the State elections. “Only they have targeted Bengal on the eve of elections. Why, after 24 years, what was the hurry to do in two months what will take two years?” live law quoted her as saying.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing SC LIVE: Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged discrepancies in the SIR process, alleging that names of some women were deleted from the list because they changed their last names after marriage.

“Suppose daughter after marriage goes to in-laws house...why she is using husband's title...that is also mismatch…There are some daughters who shifted to in-laws house...their names also deleted,” Banerjee was quoted as saying by LiveLaw.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday backed Mamata Banerjee against SIR and said, “...The manner in which SIR is being done in West Bengal and other poll-bound states, it is being done in a one-sided manner.”

She alleged that the Election Commission was acting at the behest of the BJP, claiming that agencies such as the ED, CBI and the Income Tax department had earlier been used in a similar manner and that the EC had now joined them.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: Akhilesh Yadav, whose Samajwadi Party is the second largest party in the Lok Sabha with 37 MPs, came out in support of the Trinamool supremo, and said, "Mamata Banerjee has donned a black coat against the black deeds of the BJP," ANI quoted him as saying

"People must come forward. Losing your vote is losing your right. Everything will be lost one by one... Your citizenship would be questioned. We are with honourable Mamata Banerjee," he added.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: Trinamool Congress on Wednesday lauded Mamata Banerjee's efforts in the Supreme Court while arguing against SIR. Taking to X, the party posted an AI-generated video of CM along with the caption, ‘The name that carries Bengal’s hope, trust, and unwavering fight — Mamata Banerjee!’

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: As WB CM Mamata Banerjee argued the case against SIR in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, TMC MP Mahua Moitra said, “You would have seen, first time a sitting CM argued her case in the Supreme Court, not for her, but for the state's burning issue.”

Moitra also mentioned that names of 1.5 crore voters are being deleted, “the EC got frightened, they asked for time,” PTI quoted her as saying. "The next hearing is on Monday, Didi will come again," she added.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: While arguing her case, Mamata Banerjee said her state was not getting justice anywhere and despite having written six letters to the poll panel on SIR, she has not received any reply.

She once referred to the poll panel as the "WhatsApp commission", in an apparent reference to the directions being allegedly passed by the EC to the electoral officials on WhatsApp.

Asking why the same yardstick was not applied in Assam, Banerjee said, “West Bengal is being targeted.”

"They are targeting West Bengal to bulldoze its people," CM said

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: West Bengal BJP President and MP Samik Bhattacharya on Wednesday said that the SIR is being carried out to “purify the voters' list.” He further said that West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is “frustrated” and it is "very unfortunate that the Chief Minister of a state is using filthy language against a person who is heading a constitutional body,” ANI quoted him as saying.

Banerjee on Wednesday argued that ECI is "targeting West Bengal to bulldoze its people" through the SIR process.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee arrived at Kolkata airport after hearing in the SIR matter in the Supreme Court in Delhi on Wednesday.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: Opening her submissions, Mamata Banerjee made an emotional appeal before the Bench, saying the revision process was being carried out in a manner that hurt ordinary voters.

“Justice is crying behind closed doors,” Banerjee told the Chief Justice of India while arguing against the SIR exercise.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: During the hearing, Mamata Banerjee alleged that despite the apex court's direction, the poll panel was not allowing Aadhaar and was seeking other documents.

"In other states, documents like domicile certificate, family register card, etc., are allowed", she questioned.

Regarding Aadhaar, CJI Kant said that the court has reserved judgment regarding the issue and thus “cannot comment on the issue Aadhaar card as it also has its own limitations, ” Bar and Bench quoted him as saying.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to appear again in the Supreme Court for a second hearing on Monday.

Earlier today, the court ordered that the matter be scheduled for further hearing on February 9. Banerjee on Wednesday appeared in person before the Supreme Court to argue her petition challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the State

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: Mamata Banerjee, a trained advocate, is representing herself after moving an interlocutory application seeking permission to present arguments in her own case.

Her petition seeks to quash all SIR-related orders issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on June 24, 2025 and October 27, 2025, along with all connected directives.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: A bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to clarify whether notices issued over minor discrepancies should be withdrawn, while urging the poll body to proceed with caution.

The matter has been scheduled for further hearing on February 9. The court also instructed the West Bengal government to propose a panel of officers familiar with local dialects to assist the ECI in correcting errors without disenfranchising genuine voters.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Wednesday said that CM Mamata Banerjee is standing with the public “against the conspiracy that the BJP is carrying out in the name of the SIR, the deaths of people, and the harassment,” ANI quoted him as saying.

Ghosh said that a complete legal battle is being fought all the way to the Supreme Court under the leadership of Mamata Banerjee. “One thing is certain in Bengal: if you want to defeat the BJP, you must vote for the Trinamool Congress.”

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: During the hearing on Wednesday, Mamata Banerjee repeatedly stressed that she was not fighting for her party but for ordinary voters who, she claimed, were being unfairly targeted through a rushed verification process.

“I belong to that state… When justice is crying behind closed doors, we feel we are not getting justice anywhere. I am not fighting for my party. Please protect democracy. Please protect people’s lives,” Banerjee told the court.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: Congress leader K C Venugopal on Wednesday said the entire Opposition will take a collective call on moving an impeachment motion against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for such a move, PTI reported.

Without commenting on Banerjee's remarks in court, Venugopal said they are "positively" looking at the suggestion.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, who argued the petition of Mamata Banerjee, points to alleged procedural lapses, including non-disclosure of reasons for categorising voters as discrepant.

Banerjee's counsel informed the court that 58 lakh voters had already been deleted and around 88 lakh voters were flagged, while nearly three lakh objections were still pending, even as the final publication of the rolls was scheduled within 11 days.

Mamata Banerjee SIR hearing in SC LIVE: Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Wednesday said that Mamata Banerjee should explain “how long she will continue to protect illegal immigrants, and why she is so upset if their names are being removed from the voter list?”

He claimed that an illegal immigrant was caught in Chhattisgarh who obtained his documents from some district in Bengal, ANI reported.