"Attack on constitution": Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav criticises ECI, BJP over Bihar SIR

New Delhi [India], August 7 (ANI): Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav on Thursday targeted the Election Commission of India and the BJP, accusing them of running a "collusion" and said that an attack is being carried out on India's democratic system and Constitution.
"The SIR system is being operated by the Election Commission. Due to the collusion between the Election Commission and the BJP, 61 lakh voters have been reduced. This is an attack on our democratic system and constitution," Dimple Yadav told reporters.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday said that not even a single claim or objection has been submitted by any political party regarding the draft electoral rolls in Bihar.
The Election Commission has asserted that no eligible elector will be left out and no ineligible elector will be included in the final electoral roll of Bihar. It has appealed to submit claims and objections to rectify any errors in the draft electoral Roll of Bihar, which was published on August 1.
However, the EC has received 5,015 claims and objections directly from the electors with respect to the draft roll till today, said the ECI in a daily bulletin on the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar. Forms received from new electors on attaining 18 years of age or above are 27,517.
As per the rules, the claims & objections are to be disposed of by the concerned Electoral Registration Officer/Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (ERO/AERO) after the expiry of 7 days.
As per SIR orders, no name can be deleted from the draft list published on August 1, without passing a speaking order by the ERO/AERO after conducting an enquiry and after giving a fair and reasonable opportunity.
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar has sparked a political row, with the opposition INDIA bloc alleging that the revision process could lead to the deletion of a large number of voters. (ANI)