Yogendra Yadav points out that in three critical, if not fundamental, respects, the guidelines of the 2003 exercise, differ from the 2025 exercise.
In a candid conversation, Yogendra Yadav, the national convener of the Bharat Jodo Abhiyaan, has strongly criticised the Election Commission of India for its claim, which was also made in an affidavit presented to the Supreme Court, that the 2025 special intensive revision of the Bihar electoral rolls is a repeat of the exercise done in 2003. Calling this “a staggering lie”, Yadav accused the Election Commission of “willfully misleading the Supreme Court.”
In a 30-minute interview with Karan Thapar for The Wire, Yogendra Yadav points out that in three critical, if not fundamental, respects, the guidelines of the 2003 exercise, which were filed in the Supreme Court as part of a petition by the Association for Democratic Reforms on Tuesday (October 7), differ from the 2025 exercise.
If the SIR of 2025 in Bihar – which is likely to be replicated in the rest of the country in due course – is a subject of concern and interest, then this is an interview you must watch.