Bihar SIR: Petitioner ADR slams exclusion of Aadhaar from list of documents

Ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on Monday over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, petitioner Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) has challenged the grounds on which the ECI excluded Aadhaar and ration cards as documentary proofs, a lawyer said on Saturday.

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In a rejoinder to the reply filed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), ADR said the 11 documents included in the approved list of documents are equally susceptible to being procured using fake and false documentation.

"The fact that Aadhaar card is one of the documents accepted for obtaining Permanent Residence Certificate, OBC/SC/ST Certificate and for passport makes ECI's rejection of Aadhaar (which is the most widely held document) under the instant SIR order patently absurd," said the ADR.