West Bengal SIR: The Supreme Court’s hearing on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal saw a series of significant observations from the bench on democracy and voting.

CJI Surya Kant : As a citizen of India, I was very happy to see the percentage of voting. In this country, people need to participate in this.

Justice Joymalya Bagchi : There is a saying in Bengali, Rajae rajae juddho hoye, ulukhagrar pran jaye , that the Kings fight and the poor men suffer and die.

CJI Kant: When people realise their power in a democracy, the power of the vote, and they follow the rule of law…then they don’t indulge in violence.…