August 15, 2025

New Delhi: In a thrilling twist to Bihar’s election drama, the Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Election Commission of India (ECI) to reveal the names of all 65 lakh voters deleted during the ill-famed SIR (Special Summary Revision) drive. The political heat was on Thursday as opposition parties celebrated this as a "beacon of hope". The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), a chief force in Bihar’s Opposition alliance, proudly called the SC's interim order a "victory of the Constitution." RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha, also a petitioner against SIR in court, fired up the crowd by saying, "ECI had ignored two earlier directions from the SC, including on Aadhaar card. Now the SC has given a specific order on this. They will now also have to make available all deleted data everywhere, including on the website, panchayat bhavans, etc. This will help those whose names have been deleted from the list to know the reasons for that. This is again a win for the Constitution as a cloud that was hovering over the right to vote is dispersing." Joining the battle, All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary KC Venugopal called the SC order "a massive victory for democracy and a huge message for the vote chors." Charging forward, he declared, "We see this as an important first step in our fight against the draconian and disastrous SIR process. Our fight to expose the ECI's malpractices and complicity in vote rigging will continue with renewed vigour." Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh summed up the drama by saying the Supreme Court "upheld the Constitution in a categorical, convincing and courageous manner." This landmark ruling is a shining beacon for voters fearing unjust deletion and signals fresh hope that the rights of citizens will not be swept away quietly. The storm around Bihar's voter list just got a new spark, and the opposition is ready to turn up the heat!

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