Shimla, Oct. 19 -- Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday alleged that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had serious legal and constitutional shortcomings, demanding that the exercise be scrapped and full access to electoral data be restored to electoral registration officers and state chief electoral officers.

Speaking with ANI in Shimla, Sharma said the Election Commission of India (ECI) was constitutionally mandated to ensure free and fair elections and safeguard every eligible adult citizen's right to vote.

He alleged that the manner in which the revision was being conducted had created a trust deficit and raised concerns about the deletion of voters' names, particularly...