Jaipur, July 12 -- Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday criticised the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, calling it a politically motivated move.

Citing the Supreme Court's observation that even the judiciary does not have the authority being exercised by the EC, Gehlot said, "What bigger taunt can there be?"

"Everyone knows about the way the BJP run the governance with Nitish Kumar on the front... The environment of Bihar is in favour of the INDIA alliance. When I went to Patna, I saw there might be a change," Gehlot said.

He questioned the feasibility of the ECI's SIR exercise just months ahead of elections.

"Election Commission is condu...