PATNA, July 8 -- Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and prominent Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be in Patna on Wednesday to add strength to Bihar bandh called by the Opposition parties, including the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and the Left constituents, against the Election Commission of India's (ECI) ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. Leaders of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, or the Grand Alliance as it is known in Bihar, have given a call for state-wide protests, alleging the SIR's stringent documentation requirements and tight July 25 deadline that risk disenfranchising millions, particularly marginalised communities like Muslims, Dalits and migrant workers. A former youth Congress leader, who mainly coordinates the LoP's event in the state, Manjeet Anand Sahu, told HT that Rahul Gandhi is likely to lead the Bihar Congress's march on foot to protest the ECI's bid and mobilise people's support for the cause. "He is also likely to meet the family of a slain 'BJP leader' and leading industrialist Gopal Khemka, who was shot dead by an unidentified assailant on the night of July 4," added Sahu. P3...