Indore, Aug. 17 -- Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Sunday slammed the Election Commission over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, calling it to "ensure free and fair elections."

The Rajya Sabha MP raised questions on the poll panel over the availability of voter lists and alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had access to them while the Congress did not receive the details.

"It is the constitutional right of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure free and fair elections. The soft copy of the voter list is available with BJP. Why does the Congress party not have it? With these questions in mind, a Voter Rights Yatra is being taken out in Bihar today," the Congress leader told ANI....