Supreme Court Examines Bihar Electoral Roll Revision Amid Disenfranchisement Concerns
The Supreme Court is reviewing petitions against the Election Commission's recent exercise to revise electoral rolls in Bihar. The EC asserts that the process aims to eliminate ineligible voters and ensure clean rolls, involving major political parties and over 1.5% of voters lacking level agents. Petitioners argue that the move risks large-scale voter disenfranchisement and criticize the short timeframe given the upcoming elections, questioning the necessity and timing of such a drastic exercise.
