New Delhi, July 8 -- The Election Commission's (EC) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar has triggered a political storm, with the opposition Congress dubbing it 'a rigging attempt' orchestrated by the poll panel under instructions from the ruling regime.

At least half a dozen petitions by political parties, individuals and civil society groups have been filed in the Supreme Court against what they call a 'blatantly unconstitutional' exercise.

The Supreme Court will take up these petitions on July 10.

With claims of potential 'disenfranchisement' and the risk of creating 'second-class citizens,' the Election Commission's move has now snowballed into a major flashpoint ahead of the Bihar elections and ...