On July 7, RJD MP Manoj Jha filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) decision to conduct a “Special Intensive Revision” (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls. Jha argues the move is rushed, unfair, and excludes poor, Dalit, Muslim, and migrant voters. He also questions the exclusion of Aadhaar as valid ID proof, despite its wide coverage in Bihar.

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• Supreme Court petition filed by RJD MP Manoj Jha on July 7
• Challenges Bihar electoral roll revision by ECI as hasty and exclusionary
• Says move disenfranchises crores of poor, Dalit, Muslim, and migrant voters
• Claims no consultation held with political parties before starting revision
• 4.74 crore out of 7.9 crore voters burdened to prove citizenship
• Aadhaar excluded despite 90% coverage in Bihar, called arbitrary
• Many listed documents hard to obtain for illiterate, poor voters
• Cites lack of key ID proofs like ration card, Aadhaar, MNREGA card
• Assembly elections near; says deadlines unreasonably short
• Alleges violation of Supreme Court rulings and constitutional rights