New Delhi, July 22 -- Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday defended the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, slamming the Opposition for questioning a constitutionally mandated process.

Responding to allegations by leaders of the INDIA alliance, Singh stressed that the practice of revising electoral rolls predates the current government and accused the Opposition of politicising the issue for ulterior motives.

He said, "I want to ask the Opposition whether they believe in the Constitution.? If yes, then was Narendra Modi the PM of the country in 2003, when the voter list was revised? This is a Constitutional procedure. You crush the Constitution but take Baba Saheb's name. They are worried about someth...