Hyderabad, Sept. 26 -- AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise of electoral rolls was a "backdoor NRC", and questioned the Election Commission of India over reported differences among commissioners regarding decisions linked to the electoral process.

Owaisi's remarks came after a report by The Indian Express claimed that the decisions taken during the SIR process were objected to by two of the three Election Commissioners. According to the report, "Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi raised objections at least 14 times over the last 10 months regarding decisions and orders issued without their knowledge."

Speaking to ANI in Hyderabad, Owaisi said, "Look,...