On Thursday, the apex court refused to continue the special intensive amendment (SIR) process of EC in Bihar, but said “it was leaving the EC to consider its suggestion on inclusion of these three documents” and “If you have good reasons to abandon it, leave it” but “give”. Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymlya Bagchi will listen to the matter again on 28 July.
Chief advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi called Vikas “an important advance” for petitioners including eight political parties.
“The Hon’ble Supreme Court has clearly suggested that three documents such as Aadhaar, EC Voter ID and Ration Card are also considered in the process of calculation by EC. Hitharto, they were excluded in Bihar.
One of the petitioners, TMC MP Mahua Motra, posted on X: “Thanks to the Supreme Court for the inclusion of common, epics and ration cards as valid documents for any voter roll amendment. Thank you to be clear, the Supreme Court has not given any direction on the matter.
In Bihar, parties from both sides of the corridor supported the Supreme Court’s suggestion for three documents in addition to the currently accepted for the drive in the pole-bound state.
RJD MP and National Spokesperson Manoj Jha, who is also among the petitioners, said: “I think this is a huge victory. The Hon’ble Court has shown the way forward to make the process of including it.”
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Jha told The Indian Express that the message of the Supreme Court was clear. “SC comments show that the concerns of ordinary Biharis have reached court … We believe that these three additional documents should be included in the EC, especially Aadhaar, which has the most widespread access in Bihar. It is also necessary that if the name of the current electoral is removed, the EC should be provided for doing so.” During trips to 10 districts in Bihar, the Indian Express found that in the village after the village, the residents expressed concern that they had only Aadhaar cards.
Mahagath Bandhen Alperies Congress, CPI (Ml-Liberation) and Vikasheel Insaan Party echoed similar feelings.
Bihar Congress Legislature Party leader Shakeel Ahmed Khan said: “The fact that the Supreme Court has gently intervened, urging the EC that three widely used identity documents, including Aadhaar, have been urged to consider, indicating that our concerns were real.”
JD (U) chief spokesperson Neeraj Kumar said: “Whatever measures ECI takes, our primary concern is that real voters are not left in the updated electoral role.” Another JD (U) spokesperson, Rajiv Ranjan, said that SC’s decision proved that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashvi Yadav on Wednesday through their Bihar bandh “failed to create psychological pressure” in the Supreme Court.
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LJP (Ram Vilas) said that people should not be a burden with unnecessary documentation “. Arun Bharti, Jamui MP and Bihar in -charge of Bihar said: “Sir process is a regular administrative effort in Bihar … However, this process should not be done to uproot people with excessive paperwork or confusion. The stand is clear: Remove fake voters, but do not exclude real people.”
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