New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- The row Election Commission of India's functioning and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) escalated on Monday after the Supreme Court made it clear that it had not approved any modified version of Form 6, which has been used for enrolling new voters in electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Congress has stepped up its attack on Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged it was "established beyond doubt" that Kumar had "changed Form 6 illegally and unilaterally," and party general secretary KC Venugopal announced a nationwide campaign that will continue until the CEC is removed.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) termed the C...