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Congress hails SC order on SIR as 'massive victory' for democracy; BJP hits back
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|August 15, 2025
HAILING the Supreme Court order on Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls (SIR) in Bihar, the Congress on Thursday called it a 'massive victory' for democracy and a 'huge message' for 'vote thieves' who tried to distort the electoral process in the state.
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to publish the details of 65 lakh names deleted from the electoral roll in Bihar including the reasons for their non-inclusion, in order to enhance transparency in the SIR process.
This story is from the August 15, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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