Election Commission of India questions its critics, saying,
"The Constitution of India is the mother of Indian democracy....So, fearing these things, should the Election Commission, getting misled by some people, pave the way for some to cast fake votes in the name of deceased voters, voters who have migrated permanently, voters who have got their votes registered at two places, fake voters or foreign voters, going against the Constitution, first in Bihar, then in the entire country?...
"Isn't the authentic voter list being prepared by the Election Commission through a transparent process, the foundation stone for fair elections and a strong democracy?
On these questions, sometime or the other, all of us and all the citizens of India will have to think deeply, going beyond political ideologies. And perhaps the most appropriate time for this essential thinking for all of you has now arrived in India."
The Opposition MPs staged a protest in Parliament premises on Thursday questioning the implementation of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi says, "The way SIR has been conducted has raised more questions than reassure of the voters of Bihar. Repeatedly asking for documents that are difficult to procure, and many families don't have them.
Even the Supreme Court judges have asked to add more documents, which can be used as proof of citizenship which is again denied by the Election Commission.
Questions arise on the time limit given to the entire process, and the number of voters who are likely to be weeded out. We really need to know what happened to all these voters during Lok Sabha elections".
On Opposition's protest against Bihar SIR, Congress MP Jebi Mather said:
"RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav even sharing the thought of boycotting (Bihar) elections shows that magnitude of the problem...This is not just something to be taken lightly....JDU MP Girdhari Yadav openly criticised this SIR.
This is a pan-parties issue. When will BJP ever attempt to face an election by showing what they have done for people?
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