New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- Congress leaders on Monday welcomed Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan's observations on citizens' right to vote, with the party questioning the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and calling for greater protection of voting rights.

Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Atul Londhe Patil told ANI that Justice Bhuyan had linked Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act with Article 326 of the Constitution, and described the right to vote as an integral part of the Constitution's basic structure.

"Justice Bhuyan directly linked Section 22 of the Representation of the People Act with Article 326 of the Constitution, explaining that retaining someone's citizenship while ...