ECI couldnt inform what number of non-citizens faraway from Bihar electoral roll, says Congress

The Congress on Tuesday (October 7, 2025) stated a lot was fabricated from the necessity of the SIR train to take away non-citizens from the electoral roll however the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not had the integrity or the braveness to enlighten the nation on what number of such non-citizens in Bihar have been faraway from the voter checklist.

The Opposition celebration additionally stated if the ballot physique had knowledgeable as to what number of such non-citizens in Bihar have been faraway from the electoral roll, it could have been much more uncovered than it already is.

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Congress common secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh famous that the Supreme Court listening to on the Bihar Special Intensive Revision (SIR) resumes on Tuesday (October 7, 2025).

He additionally shared on X an evaluation of the SIR train revealed in a newspaper.

“This fine analysis shows that the entire SIR exercise bulldozed through by the Election Commission has failed on all three counts of completeness, equity, and accuracy,” Mr. Ramesh stated.

“Much was made of the need of the SIR exercise to remove non-citizens from the electoral roll. The EC has not had the integrity or the courage to enlighten the country on how many such non-citizens in Bihar were removed from the electoral roll,” he stated.

“If it had done so, it would have been even more exposed than it already is,” Mr. Ramesh added.

The ECI’s SIR train in Bihar has drawn sharp protests from the Opposition, which has accused the ballot physique of working on the behest of the ruling BJP, a cost it has flatly rejected.

The Commission has asserted that it’s going to not enable any eligible citizen to be not noted of the voters’ checklist and on the identical time, not let any ineligible particular person be on the checklist.

Bihar will go to polls in two phases on November 6 and 11 and votes can be counted on November 14 to resolve the destiny of the ruling NDA authorities led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the problem posed by the opposition bloc comprising the RJD and Congress amongst others.