India, Aug. 13 -- Congress Lok Sabha MP Imran Masood defended the Opposition's use of Minta Devi's photo in Bihar's SIR row, saying her permission was not required since the information came from Election Commission records.

He added that the woman is being "oppressed" and that the Congress party stands against it."Why do we need her permission? We took her name from the records of the Election Commission. According to the Election Commission records, her age is listed as 124 years, and I have the record. Where does the need for her permission come in?," Masood told news agency PTI.

"If she goes to vote tomorrow, people will ask her how she has become 124 years old. This has nothing to do with her personally. She is being oppressed, and...