Supreme Court verdict on Bihar SIR not fully applicable to Bengal case: TMC's Kalyan Banerjee
Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee stated that the Supreme Court's ruling on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is specific to the Bihar case and not applicable to West Bengal. He emphasized that the issues in West Bengal are distinct and highlighted the court's clarification that the Election Commission cannot determine citizenship status. Banerjee also noted that any deletions based on citizenship must be referred to the appropriate authority under the Citizenship Act.
- ▪Kalyan Banerjee asserted that the Supreme Court's judgment on SIR is limited to the Bihar case.
- ▪He emphasized that the Election Commission does not have the authority to decide questions of citizenship.
- ▪Banerjee stated that if a person's name is deleted due to citizenship issues, it must be referred to the competent authority under the Citizenship Act.
- ▪He highlighted that the Bengal case involves different legal questions and procedural concerns compared to Bihar.
- ▪The Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission's power to conduct SIR while ensuring safeguards against disenfranchisement.
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Senior Trinamool Congress leader Kalyan Banerjee on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) said the Supreme Court judgment on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was confined to the Bihar case and could not be treated as an all-India ruling, asserting that the issues raised in West Bengal were "completely different".Reacting to the apex court's verdict, Mr. Banerjee, who is a senior advocate, said the court had repeatedly clarified that its observations were limited to Bihar and the specific issues raised in that case."The Supreme Court judgment was only for the Bihar case. The court repeatedly emphasised that its observations were limited to the Bihar matter," Mr. Banerjee told reporters.
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