The Supreme Court of India has requested a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) concerning applications filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) Members of Parliament, Derek O'Brien and Dola Sen. Their pleas challenge the procedural actions and alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. The TMC MPs contend that the ECI has been issuing critical instructions to Booth Level Officers (BLOs) and other ground-level officials through informal channels like WhatsApp, rather than formal written orders, making it impossible to audit the process. This, they argue, impacts the fundamental democratic rights of citizens. Furthermore, the pleas highlight the alleged deletion of over 58 lakh names from the draft electoral roll in West Bengal without proper notice or personal hearings, citing a significant decline in registered voters. They also challenge the ECI's creation of a 'logical discrepancy' category, unique to West Bengal's SIR, which could lead to notices being issued to 1.36 crore electors without formal guidelines. Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing Derek O'Brien, emphasized these concerns before the bench. The ECI has been granted a week to file its common response. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has also been vocal, sending multiple letters to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, terming the SIR exercise as 'fundamentally flawed' and alleging widespread harassment, AI-driven digitisation errors, and even deaths linked to the stress of the process. She further claimed that the ECI's objective seems to be deletion rather than inclusion. In response to earlier pleas, the ECI had stated to the Supreme Court that allegations of large-scale voter deletion are 'highly exaggerated' and are being amplified to serve 'vested political interests,' maintaining that SIR is a regular, constitutionally mandated process for ensuring electoral roll integrity. The final electoral roll for West Bengal is scheduled for publication on February 14, 2026.