“For the first time, we were given rules to enter the EC. For the first time we were told only party chiefs can go. Such restriction means necessary dialogue between political parties and EC can’t happen,” Singhvi said.“We had given a list, no unauthorised person was allowed. Forcing parties to allow only two people is unfortunate,” he said, adding, some senior leaders had to wait for three hours.“We asked since last revision, four or five elections have been held in Bihar.” The SIR of 2003 was held one year before the Lok Sabha elections, it was 24 months before Bihar assembly polls.“The second point was that if you were to do the SIR, then why was the announcement made suddenly at the end of June. The third point is that you are seeking documents for this. For one decade, for everything, you ask for the Aadhaar card and ration card. For the first time, you are saying that a person’s name will not be considered if one doesn’t have a birth certificate,” he said.RJD leader Manoj Jha sought to know whether the exercise was about disenfranchsing people.
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