India, July 11 -- The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll in Bihar has created a huge political and legal controversy. The Election Commission of India (ECI) is insisting that it is a much-needed exercise to overhaul the integrity of the electoral roll and the exercise will be undertaken not just in Bihar but eventually across India. The opposition is arguing that the documentary burden in the exercise will end up disenfranchising a very large part of the population, especially the less privileged. The Supreme Court, while hearing a bunch of petitions against the SIR on Thursday, refused to stay the exercise but has asked some probing questions to the ECI. What is one to make of this entire controversy? There are th...