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July 07, 2025

'No change in instructions,' says poll panel

- SANTOSH SINGH & DAMINI NATH

IN THE FACE of criticism from the Opposition and confusion on the ground in Bihar, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Sunday defended the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound state, saying the poll panel had "invited all recognised political parties for interaction" on the matter and "no one was satisfied with the current status of electoral rolls for one reason or the other".

The Election Commission (EC) also clarified that the SIR was being conducted as per its June 24 order announcing the exercise and "there is no change in the instructions".

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