Chief minister Mamata Banerjee has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India and the Bengal chief electoral officer over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state. Sources said the petition was filed in Delhi on Sunday, 24 hours before her scheduled meeting with chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The legal move sets the stage for a political and legal confrontation even before Mamata’s meeting with Kumar on Monday. Mamata had publicly signalled her intent to move court on January 5 while addressing a meeting at Sagar Island, South 24-Parganas. Before leaving for Delhi on Sunday, Mamata told reporters at the Calcutta airport: “Tomorrow, at 4pm, they have given us time.

Source: The Telegraph February 02, 2026 10:03 UTC