EC begins massive Special Intensive Revision drive in Bihar

Patna, 29/6: The Election Commission on Sunday kick-started the massive special drive for electoral roll revision in Bihar for the existing 7.7 crore voters in the State.

Notwithstanding the mounting criticism from the Opposition that the Government was trying to enforce the NRC (National Register of Citizens) through backdoors, the EC clarified the drive, also called Special Intensive Revision (SIR), has begun asmandated by the Constitution under Article 326.