Wake up from hibernation and activate SIR war rooms, Abhishek tells Trinamool MPs

Trinamool Congresses (TMC) general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday, January 24, 2026, asked party MPs and MPs to wake up from hibernation and activate party war rooms on Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Addressing ordinary members of the Trinamool Congress, the Diamond Harbor MP said that SIR-related work was not being carried out properly in some areas

“You don’t need to go to Delhi anymore. Go on the Union Budget day (February 1, 2026). Stay in the area for the rest of the day. Activate the war room. If necessary, MPs will have to do this job by spending their own money. We do not take 50% of your salary like other parties. Come out of hibernation,” Mr. Banerjee said during the virtual meeting.

The Trinamool leader said that in areas where there are no Lok Sabha MPs, Rajya Sabha MPs will be sent to these areas. In his hour-long virtual address, Mr Banerjee said the Supreme Court’s intervention in the ongoing SIR was a ‘victory for the Trinamool’. “The Supreme Court accepted everything we said,” he said. The Supreme Court directed the publication of ward lists of those whose names are in ‘logical inconsistency’ with the panchayat and the municipality.

The Trinamool leader said that work on SIR should be done by party workers during the day and a film highlighting the achievements of the Mamata Banerjee government will be shown in the evening.

55 minute documentary film ‘Lakshmi Elo Ghore’, Directed by filmmaker and Barrackpore Trinamool MLA Raj Chakraborty, this film weaves a fictional yet politically charged narrative around a young widow in rural West Bengal. Mr. Banerjee also added the ‘Unnayaner Panchali’ document, which highlights the 15 years of Mamata Banerjee government and should be highlighted along with SIR work.

On Sunday, January 25, 2026, which is celebrated as National Voters’ Day, the Trinamool Congress will hold protests in every block of the State to protest against the harassment faced by the people of the State during the ongoing SIRs.