Calcutta HC to listen to petition demanding court-monitored SIR in WB, as Trinamool begins preparations

Amid allegations of individuals taking their lives over fears of SIR (Particular Intensive Revision) in West Bengal, the Calcutta Excessive Courtroom on Friday (October 31, 2025) admitted a petition demanding a court-monitored SIR.

A bench of Appearing Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Smita Das De has admitted the petition, which additionally sought that the time interval for conducting the revision train be prolonged. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on October 27 introduced SIR in 12 states together with ballot certain West Bengal.

Amidst hovering political temperatures, Trinamool Congress normal secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday held a digital assembly with get together management. Within the assembly, Mr. Banerjee directed the get together’s booth-level brokers (BLAs) to maintain “fixed watch” on booth-level officers (BLOs) in the course of the SIR.

Mr. Banerjee advised get together management that the following six months are going to be an “acid check” for them and directed that “BLOs shouldn’t be left unattended for even a minute”. The Trinamool Congress chief defined that if the BJP was severe about discovering infiltrators, as they are saying they need to have carried out SIR in Assam, Meghalaya or Tripura, however the train was “political operation geared toward deleting real voters”.

The Trinamool chief introduced that beginning November 4, the get together would arrange 6,200 voter help camps throughout 2,861 municipal wards and three,345 gram panchayats to assist individuals confirm their names, submit claims and objections, and report irregularities.

Throughout his interplay with the get together’s rank and file, Mr. Banerjee additionally referred to the spate of deaths allegedly because of worry of NRC. “One tragic incident after one other is coming to mild. In Panihati, an individual died by suicide out of worry and nervousness, forsaking a notice. Comparable incidents occurred in Dinhata and Illambazar.” Mr. Banerjee additionally referred that on Friday, a 28-year-old lady named Kakoli Sarkar died by suicide in Titagarh because of worry of the NRC. Two days in the past, the Trinamool Congress chief visited the residence of Pradip Kar in Panihati and warranted those who the names of real voters is not going to be faraway from the voter checklist.

Chief of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari stated that camps which the Trinamool Congress management are speaking about shall be “to tie up BLOs, and the BLAs of the Opposition events”

“My message to the BLAs of the BJP is — preserve yourselves secure, perform the duties of a BLA. It’s the duty of the election fee to offer protection to BLOs and their appointed BLA of political events,” Mr. Official stated. The BJP chief stated that it’s the discretion of CEO Manoj Agarwal and CEC Gyanesh Kumar to offer security and safety to BLOs and BLAs both by means of state police or central forces.

Mr. Adhikari took a dig on the claims of Trinamool Congress that a number of individuals have died in West Bengal over fears of SIR, saying {that a} leopard had died in North Bengal and the TMC leaders ought to go to the realm, claiming that the animal died of NRC fears.