India, Aug. 17 -- Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar on Sunday hit out at the Election Commission over the alleged voter list discrepancies made by Rahul Gandhi, saying the poll body should "stop conducting" and "start contesting" elections.

"When opposition leader Rahul Gandhi is saying that there are discrepancies and you should investigate... then they said that SIR has been done to prevent discrepancies... Now, today, the Election Commission is suddenly holding a press conference. The Election Commission should stop conducting and start contesting elections themselves," Kumar told ANI.

Kanhaiya also questioned the motive behind the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, saying the EC had earlier said that there is...