New Delhi, July 3 -- The Congress Party on Thursday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for being "unabashedly partisan" by acting like the middleman for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

According to a release, the party charged that the Special Intensive Review of electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the elections was aimed at disenfranchising about two crore voters who may not be able to furnish the documents the Commission is seeking.

Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here today, senior party leaders including Chairman of the Media and Publicity Department Pawan Khera, Bihar Congress president Rajesh Kumar and the AICC in-charge for Bihar Krishna Allavaru stated that the role of the Commission ...