West Bengal's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls reached its last day on February 7, with many facing hardships. Long queues formed at hearing centres across the state. Mohammad Yasin Ansari, a High Madrasah teacher from Gazole, Malda, lost his wife and nine-month-old child in a road accident while traveling to the hearing. Despite this, he attended the hearing, leaving the bodies at a state hospital. The Trinamool Congress shared his story on social media, saying, "This incident exposes the true nature of the SIR process far more clearly than any statistic ever could. Mohammad Yasin Ansari was travelling with his family to comply with a SIR hearing when a highway accident killed his wife and nine-month-old child. Instead of sympathy or time to grieve, the system responded with harassment." Similar accounts came from Howrah, where families attended hearings soon after losing relatives in accidents. The Trinamool Congress also criticized the Election Commission for making mothers with newborns wait in long queues for hours after long journeys in Malda. They posted, "@ECISVEEP conducted this exercise: indifference instead of sensitivity, poor preparation instead of care, and a complete disregard for basic human needs." The party, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has opposed the SIR process, citing public harassment. Ms. Banerjee even wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and argued against the process before the Supreme Court. On the last day, political tensions rose as Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari accused Trinamool supporters of hooliganism inside a hearing centre in North 24 Parganas. He said, "The terror and hooliganism of the Trinamool’s lumpen elements continue at the SIR (Summary Revision) hearing centres. Similar to Farakka and Chakulia, Trinamool miscreants have unleashed havoc inside the Baduria BDO office in North 24 Parganas district." Mr. Adhikari charged that the state government allowed this to protect illegal voter interests and alleged forged signatures to validate doubtful voters at some booths. After the first SIR phase, around 58 lakh names were removed from West Bengal’s voter rolls. The total electors now number 7.08 crore, down from 7.66 crore. About 1.36 crore notices for "logical discrepancies" were issued. The final voter list is expected by February 14. West Bengal elections are likely in the next few months.