BJP terms SC order on use of Aadhaar in Bihar SIR clarificatory, not a substantive comment on exercise

The BJP on Thursday (August 14, 2025) said the Supreme Court’s order on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was a procedural clarification and not a victory for the Congress as claimed by that party.

In a post on X, BJP president and Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda said the Congress was “clutching at non-issues and parading them as moral victories”.

“Congress tried every trick and deceit to stop SIR but they had to face disappointment in the Supreme Court today. Now, in sheer desperation, Congress is clutching at non-issues and parading them as ‘moral victories’. The fact remains that all their canards are being rejected, exposed, and defeated one by one. Congress has yet again lost the case and lost the plot,” Mr. Nadda said.

BJP’s national secretary Amit Malviya too took a similar line, terming the top court’s order as a “set of procedural guidelines”.

“And as for Aadhaar – the Court has only asked for it to establish identity, not citizenship. Opposition spin aside, this changes nothing,” he posted.

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission (EC) to allow the use of Aadhaar for any “non-included” voter in Bihar to challenge their omission from the electoral rolls under the special intensive revision (SIR). The Congress called the court’s directive as a “beacon of hope”.