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    Is SIR undermining voter rights in Bengal? | Jawahar Sircar interview

    Nisha P Sekar
    10 Jan 2026 1:43 PM IST

    As questions mount over voter roll accuracy and administrative safeguards, former chief electoral officer Jawahar Sircar explains what is at stake and what needs fixing

    High-profile voters in West Bengal have received notices under a controversial SIR of the electoral roll
    West Bengal
    Mamata Banerjee leads protest march
    Analysis

    ED, I-PAC and Mamata: A pre-poll tug-of-war over power, data and agencies

    10 Jan 2026 12:24 PM IST
    After I-PAC raids, Mamata accuses Amit Shah of taking coal-scam money
    West Bengal

    After I-PAC raids, Mamata accuses Amit Shah of taking coal-scam money

    9 Jan 2026 6:58 PM IST
    ED raids, I-PAC
    West Bengal

    I-PAC raids: ED moves Calcutta HC, seeks CBI probe against CM Mamata

    9 Jan 2026 4:24 PM IST
    BJP condemns Mamata Banerjee over conduct during ED raids, alleges obstruction

    BJP condemns Mamata Banerjee over conduct during ED raids, alleges obstruction

    9 Jan 2026 4:22 PM IST
    CV Ananda Bose

    Bengal Governor receives threat via email after ED raid drama; sender arrested

    9 Jan 2026 12:54 PM IST
    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to protest against SIR

    ED seeks CBI probe into Mamata Banerjee’s role in I-PAC raids, moves Calcutta HC

    9 Jan 2026 12:35 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee confronts ED officials during searches at the I-PAC office in Kolkata

    ED raids at I-PAC spark political confrontation in West Bengal | Capital Beat

    8 Jan 2026 10:17 PM IST
    I-PAC raid by ED

    Mamata to lead Kolkata protest rally today against ED raids on I-PAC

    8 Jan 2026 7:33 PM IST
    I-PAC chief Pratik Jain with Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee

    'I-PAC disruption could affect TMC's election campaign'

    8 Jan 2026 7:14 PM IST
    I-PAC raid by ED

    ED moves HC over Mamata’s ‘interference’ during I-PAC raids

    8 Jan 2026 4:37 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee, Abhishek Banerjee, Pratik Jain

    What is I-PAC and how is it connected with Mamata’s TMC?

    8 Jan 2026 3:54 PM IST
    SSC case: HC directs Commission to file new report with relevant details of tainted candidates

    Calcutta HC seeks fresh SSC report on tainted Bengal school hires

    8 Jan 2026 2:41 PM IST
    ED raids I-PACs premises in Kolkata, Mamata alleges theft of TMC’s voter data

    ED raids I-PAC's premises in Kolkata, Mamata alleges theft of TMC’s voter data

    8 Jan 2026 2:22 PM IST
    Amartya Sen receives SIR notice for Jan 16 by EC

    SIR hearing summons to Amartya Sen, Shami part of routine verification: Bengal CEO

    The Federal
    8 Jan 2026 11:00 AM IST

    West Bengal CEO says SIR summonses were issued due to incomplete linkage details in enumeration forms, denying any targeted action

    Malda BLO dies in Bengal, family blames work stress for voter revision

    Malda BLO dies in Bengal, family blames stress from SIR work

    7 Jan 2026 4:57 PM IST
    West Bengal Police

    UPSC stalls Bengal DGP selection, state set to continue with acting police chief

    7 Jan 2026 3:14 PM IST
    According to media reports, sources said Bharati and her father and siblings, were issued notices because their names were reportedly not in the 2002 electoral roll

    Bengal SIR: Poll officer standing in line for voter verification sparks row

    6 Jan 2026 6:10 PM IST
    Mohammed Shami, Champions Trophy

    Bengal SIR: Cricketer Mohammed Shami asked to appear for hearing

    6 Jan 2026 4:23 PM IST
    Bengal, with its twin water threats, heightens watch after Indore crisis

    Bengal, with its twin water threats, heightens watch after Indore crisis

    6 Jan 2026 3:00 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee

    Mamata Banerjee has right to question SIR, says West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose

    5 Jan 2026 9:30 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee, Supreme Court, teachers recruitment

    Mamata says she will move court on Tuesday against 'inhumane' conduct of SIR

    5 Jan 2026 4:08 PM IST
    Mamata urges CEC to immediately halt Bengal SIR, calls process deeply compromised

    Mamata urges CEC to immediately halt Bengal SIR, calls process 'deeply compromised'

    4 Jan 2026 6:55 PM IST
    Antibiotic resistance

    West Bengal inches closer to new policy to fight antibiotic resistance

    4 Jan 2026 6:32 PM IST
    SIR hearings underway in West Bengal

    TMC-EC standoff set to intensify over barring BLAs in Bengal SIR hearings

    1 Jan 2026 5:18 PM IST
    Kanti Ganguly

    SIR in West Bengal to hit Hindus from Bangladesh the most: CPI(M)’s Kanti Ganguly

    1 Jan 2026 4:47 PM IST
    SIR hearings add to voter anxiety in North Bengal

    SIR hearings trigger Rajbongshi voter anxiety, put BJP on the spot

    31 Dec 2025 5:26 PM IST
    Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury

    Chowdhury meets PM Modi over 'attacks' on Bengali-speaking migrants, Matua concerns

    30 Dec 2025 5:24 PM IST
    Mamata Banerjee rejects Amit Shah’s border fencing claim, slams BJP over SIR

    Mamata Banerjee rejects Amit Shah’s border fencing claim, slams BJP over SIR

    30 Dec 2025 3:19 PM IST
    Union Home Minister Amit Shah

    Amit Shah vows to remove infiltrators from Bengal, slams TMC govt

    30 Dec 2025 1:34 PM IST
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