India, Sept. 25 -- After union minister Chirag Paswan, other leaders of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have urged the Election Commission of India to issue a clarification on reports of dissent within the poll body, particularly regarding the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) exercise.

The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief was joined by Rashtriya Lok Morcha and the Telugu Desam Party in his call for the ECI to address the matter.

Paswan stressed on the need to assure the public and dispel their doubts regarding the objectivity of the electoral process, saying it was the poll body's "responsibility" to do so. Voicing similar concerns, RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha urged the election commission to issue clarificati...