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Bharat Bandh Today: Voter Verification in Bihar Sparks Political Storm Ahead of Assembly Elections

Bharat Bandh Today: Voter Verification in Bihar Sparks Political Storm Ahead of Assembly Elections

Patna (National Times): With assembly elections just months away, a major political row has erupted in Bihar over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list being conducted by the Election Commission. While the Commission and ruling NDA insist it’s a routine verification exercise, the opposition is calling it a deliberate attempt to disenfranchise crores of voters—especially from the Dalit, OBC, and minority communities. What Is the Voter Verification Issue? As part of its pre-election preparations, the Election Commission has launched a comprehensive update of Bihar’s voter roll, covering over 7.89 crore voters. Under the SIR process, voters are…
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