EC doesn't work under govt, SIR can't be discussed in this house: Amit Shah

Blaming the Opposition for creating a ruckus in the Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday clarified that the Election Commission of India does not work under the Central government, explaining that the issue of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls cannot be discussed in the Parliament as it is the responsibility of the ECI.

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Amit Shah asked, "If questions are asked about the conduct of the Election Commission, then ‘who will answer it'?. He further said that the government "immediately" accepted the discussion on electoral reforms, as they fall under the government's purview. "For two days, we told the Opposition that this should be discussed later, after two Sessions. But they didn't relent. We agreed...Why did we say 'No'? There were two reasons for the ‘No’. One, they wanted a discussion on SIR. I am very clear that there cannot be a discussion on SIR in this House. SIR is the responsibility of the Election Commission. India's EC and CEC do not work under the Government. If a discussion is held and questions are raised, who will answer it?" Amit Shah said in the Lo