India, Aug. 17 -- Amid the growing criticism over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter rolls, Congress leader and leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is all set to embark on his Voter Adhikar Yatra-a 16-day march aimed at championing electoral reforms and exposing alleged manipulations in the voter lists--from Dehri of the western Rohtas district from today.

The Opposition alleges that the SIR process, which has reportedly deleted over 6.5 million names from the electoral rolls, is a deliberate design to tamper with votes, disproportionately affecting backward communities, minorities and migrant workers.

The Yatra kicks off with a mega launch rally at Saura Aerodrome Ground near Dehri in Sasaram and will wind thr...