EC should not rush into pan-India SIR, wait for Bihar election to get over: Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the Election Commission should not rush to carry out a nationwide special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, but rather wait for the Bihar assembly election to get over.
Speaking to reporters in his Assembly office chamber after the House proceedings were adjourned for the day, Mr. Abdullah said, āThere are already apprehensions about SIR in Bihar. It is not clear yet whether there will be any benefits of this exercise for those undertaking it.ā āLet the elections in Bihar be completed, then we will see whether it was beneficial at all. Then we can talk about implementing it in the rest of the country,ā he said.
-PTI
