Bihar voter list row: Oppn vs EC intensifies; SC to hear pleas against SIR

The Supreme Court has agreed to an early hearing on petitions challenging the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, scheduled for Thursday. Opposition parties RJD and Congress, along with the Association for Democratic Reforms, argue the revision could disenfranchise lakhs, particularly marginalized communities, due to strict citizenship documentation requirements within a short timeframe.