Patna, June 26 -- The Election Commission has made it mandatory for new and existing voters to submit a self-attested declaration that they are Indian citizens, whether by birth or by naturalization, and furnish documentary proof of date and place of birth along with that of their parents, officials said on Wednesday, as a political controversy broke out over the Election Commission's decision to conduct a special intensive revision of the electoral rolls to weed out illegal immigrants ahead of Bihar polls. The revision exercise began in Bihar, where polls are due later this year, on Wednesday. "The SIR directives are detailed and would be followed in principle by the booth level officers (BLOs), who will make house to house verification of voters," said a state election department official "The exercise has begun from today and will continue till July 26," he added.htc...