Bhopal, Sept. 23 -- Former Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat on Wednesday termed the reported differences within the Election Commission over decisions related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process as "very unfortunate" and said the matter should be resolved internally by the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners.

Reacting to an Indian Express report that stated two Election Commissioners had raised objections multiple times over decisions related to SIR and electoral roll procedures, Rawat told ANI that the Election Commission has a global reputation for conducting free, fair and credible elections.

"This is very unfortunate, and it should never happen because the Election Commission is such an instituti...