Today, On 24th February, The Supreme Court, hearing claims of Aadhaar misuse for Rohingyas in West Bengal, said, “This needs a deeper probe and the court is not a forum for this.” It advised advocate Ashwini Upadhyay to approach the Union government.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee personally argued before the Supreme Court, alleging that the SIR of electoral rolls is being misused to target Bengal and harass genuine voters. The top court stressed that “genuine persons must remain on the electoral rolls” and sought responses from the Election Commission.
The Supreme Court heard petitions challenging the Special Intensive Revision of Bihar’s electoral rolls, raising concerns about de novo preparation of voter lists and citizenship checks. Petitioners argued the process is arbitrary, excludes voters, and exceeds the Election Commission’s statutory powers.