New Delhi, July 24 -- Amid the opposition's criticism of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar in both houses of Parliament, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar defended the exercise, asserting that reforms are essential for democracy.

Speaking to ANI, Majumdar said, "I believe reforms are very necessary for democracy. You only need to bring one document, not all of them... I think if such reforms do not happen in democracy, you won't even know how many of our citizens voted and how many people from outside voted..."

He noted that such exercises are important to determine the number of illegal voters.

Earlier, more than 52.30 lakh voters were not found at their registered addresses during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR...