New Delhi, May 27 -- Advocate and TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee on Wednesday said that the Supreme Court, while upholding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, gave directions in the "procedural safeguards."

Speaking with the media, the advocate said that the apex court noted that the Election Commission of India cannot decide the citizenship of a person, adding that the ECI should refer to the appropriate authority regarding the deletion of names on the grounds of citizenship. He further said that the SC directed the ECI to include the names of people who are deemed citizens by the competent authority under the Citizenship Act.

He further made note of the SC ruling stating that it is applicable for Bihar SIR and no...