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Banerjee, in her letter to CEC Gyanesh Kumar, alleged that the ongoing SIR process is being conducted in an \u201cunplanned & coercive\u201d manner<\/h2>\n
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West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee has already termed SIR as \u201canother form of NRC\u201d, alleging that it is a mechanism through which \u201cvoters will be deleted” from the electoral rolls. (PTI)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission (EC), calling the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state \u201cdeeply alarming” and urging a halt to the exercise.<\/p>\n

Banerjee, in her letter to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, claimed the process is being conducted in an \u201cunplanned and coercive” manner, putting both citizens and officials at risk.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am compelled to write to you as the situation surrounding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has reached a deeply alarming stage. The manner in which this exercise is being forced upon officials and citizens is not only unplanned and chaotic, but also dangerous,” she wrote.<\/p>\n

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee writes to CEC Gyanesh Kumar \u2013 \u201c\u2026I am compelled to write to you as the situation surrounding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has reached a deeply alarming stage. The manner in which this exercise is being forced upon officials and\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/n02aQ24eS3<\/a>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

The West Bengal CM further called the exercise as chaotic, noting critical gaps in training, confusion over mandatory documentation, and the near-impossibility for booth-level officers (BLOs) to meet voters during their working hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would request you to kindly intervene decisively to halt the ongoing exercise, stop coercive measures, provide proper training and support, and thoroughly reassess the present methodology and timelines,” her letter stated.<\/p>\n

Highlighting the human cost, the chief minister cited the suicide of an anganwadi worker in Mal, Jalpaiguri, who was serving as a BLO and reportedly faced \u201ccrushing SIR-related pressure”. She added that several others have also died since the process began.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf this path is not corrected without delay, the consequences for the system, the officials, and the citizens-will be irreversible. This intervention is not only necessary but imperative to protect the integrity of the electoral process and our democratic framework,” she said.<\/p>\n

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