PATNA, July 14 -- Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and leader of Opposition in the Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Sunday slammed of the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of conducting a "fraudulent" Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar at the behest of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Speaking at a joint press conference with INDIA bloc leaders at his residence, Yadav alleged that the ECI is undermining democracy by rejecting widely accepted documents like Aadhaar, ration cards, and voter IDs for voter verification and uploading fake data to skew the electoral process. The press conference was addressed by key INDIA bloc leaders, including Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) president Rajesh Ram, Congress legislative party leader Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Vikassheel Insaan Party chief Mukesh Sahni, CPI-ML's Dhirendra Kumar Jha and KD Yadav, CPI-M's Lalan Chaudhary and CPI's Rambabu. Yadav highlighted 11 major flaws in the ECI's SIR process, raising alarms over transparency and voter rights ahead of the Bihar assembly elections. He challenged the ECI's claim that 80.11% of enumeration forms have been submitted, arguing that it fails to clarify how many were verified forms or voluntarily filled. "Ground reports reveal booth level officers (BLOs) are uploading forms with forged signatures or thumbprints without voters' consent. The ECI's numbers reflect uploads, not authenticity," he said, citing evidence of abandoned forms and cases like a jalebi vendor in Deoghar, Jharkhand, found with thousands of forms. Yadav alleged that despite a Supreme Court directive on July 10 to include Aadhaar, voter IDs, and ration cards for verification, the ECI has not issued clear guidelines, leaving BLOs and voters confused. "With 87% of Bihar's population holding Aadhaar, the ECI's refusal to accept it is as a proof is a deliberate attempt to exclude the poor," he said, noting that only 14% have matriculation certificates and 2% have passports -- the documents sought by the EC as verifying proof in the list of 11 such papers. Yadav accused the ECI of rushing the SIR process to meet a July 25 deadline, prioritising quantity over quality. He alleged that BLOs and electoral registration officers (EROs) face informal targets to upload forms, even without documents, leading to inconsistencies where some BLOs accept Aadhaar while others claim no documents are needed. "This reeks of a conspiracy to disenfranchise marginalised voters, who make up 90% of Bihar's electorate," he said, accusing the ECI of acting as a "tool of the BJP." Technical glitches, including server crashes, OTP issues, and upload failures, have further eroded trust, with no helpline or support system in place Yadav said. Yadav also dismissed the ECI's claim of three household visits by BLOs, stating, "Many voters haven't seen a BLO. Forms are being uploaded without signatures or documents, violating legal norms." Yadav raised concerns about the inclusion of 40 million voters without their physical presence, demanding clarity on how their forms were processed. "This points to a pre-planned manipulation of voter lists," he said, vowing that the INDIA bloc would fight the issue in the Supreme Court. "Bihar is the birthplace of democracy. Those who think they can turn it into Gujarat will be taught a lesson," he warned, accusing the ECI of operating under PM Narendra Modi's influence. He demanded a live dashboard for transparent data tracking and receipts for voters to confirm form submissions, noting that most voters receive no acknowledgment, violating their right to informed consent. "The ECI's claims are a cover for democratic sabotage. We won't let the poor lose their voting rights," Yadav asserted. With the Supreme Court set to revisit the case on July 28, Yadav's accusations have escalated the fight over Bihar's voter rolls, casting doubts on the ECI's impartiality and the integrity of the democratic process....