The Election Commission of India’s decision to rush ahead with the second SIR, despite the process still being under the Supreme Court’s scrutiny, is uncalled for

At a time when the fundamental legal questions involving the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar are still under scrutiny by the Supreme Court, one wonders why the Election Commission is going ahead with the second phase of the SIR in other parts of the country. The poll panel’s announcement that the second phase would cover around 51 crore voters in nine States and three Union Territories has understandably drawn flak from opposition parties. The EC must first clear the air in the wake of widespread allegations over the SIR process in Bihar before expanding the exercise to other States. The poll pan

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