Indian, Aug. 22 -- The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to allow excluded voters in Bihar to submit their claims both online and offline during the special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in the poll-bound state.Cultural travel guide

A bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi ruled that claim forms can be submitted along with Aadhaar numbers and any one of the 11 acceptable documents under the SIR exercise.

Expressing surprise at the lack of objections from political parties over the exclusion of 65 lakh voters, the apex court ordered the Chief Electoral Officer of Bihar to make all political parties part of the proceedings.

"All political parties must submit a statu...