New Delhi: The hearing has begun on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's petition versus the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in West Bengal. Mamata Banerjee herself attended the hearing and was seen at the forefront of the line of lawyers.
Mamata Banerjee’s political optics failed in SC. Their party’s main demand was to “Recall all notice served to voters for discrepancy”.
SC flatly said that’s impractical and can’t be done.
SC only issued a routine notice of reply to ECI, to alimony their stand. No firsthand relief pic.twitter.com/hMjZmkxfqb
— Oxomiya Jiyori (@SouleFacts) February 4, 2026What happenned during the hearing?
During the hearing in the Supreme Court, Mamata Banerjee said, "I am from this state, I can explain." She first greeted the three judges and then continued, "We are not getting justice. I come from a unobtrusive background, but I am fighting for my party." To this, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) said, "The West Bengal government is moreover fighting the case. Legal experts like Sibal and Gopal are arguing." Mamata replied, "When lawyers have been fighting from the beginning, when things have been repeatedly put on record, when six reports have been written to the ECI and not a single reply has been received, it is natural to finger that justice is stuck somewhere in the when door. Requite me five minutes." The CJI responded, "We have no problem, we will requite you 15 minutes, but please listen to us first."
The CJI told Mamata, "Every problem has a solution. We will find a solution to this problem as well. Your state government is moreover present here. Your party is moreover here. You have the country's most senior lawyers. We have undisputed the problems you have raised – they are on record, but every problem has a solution." To this, Mamata said, "First, indulge me to speak and finish. I want to present some photographs. All the Bengali newspapers have published them. We want a solution to the problem. We will not shirk our responsibility. We stipulate that the issue raised by Mamata Banerjee is genuine. We moreover do not want anyone to be excluded from the voter list due to language difficulties or differences in spelling of names."
What did Mamata Banerjee say?
Mamata Banerjee said that some daughters have moved to their in-laws' homes without marriage, but their names have not been included in the voter list. "The Election Legation is violating your orders. Several BLOs (Booth Level Officers) have died. Bengal is stuff targeted, why not Assam? The Election Legation is violating your orders. Several BLOs (Booth Level Officers) have died," Mamata Banerjee remoter stated.
Following this, the CJI said that he would not scuttlebutt on Aadhaar at this time, as their visualization is reserved. To this, Mamata replied that these people are not unsuspicious government and domicile certificates, and that the Election Legation is a "WhatsApp Commission." The Election Legation objected to this, stating that the tongue-lashing that the legation is not cooperating with the state government is false. The CJI said, "Madam Mamata, there is no doubt well-nigh the capabilities of your lawyer, Shyam Diwan. You have chosen a very good lawyer."
