New Delhi, Dec. 16 -- Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Monday said the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls is constitutionally valid, amid strong objections from the Opposition during a debate in the Rajya Sabha on electoral reforms.

Meghwal said the provisions to revise electoral rolls were based on the framework created by Dr BR Ambedkar, the framer of the Constitution, and noted that SIR was undertaken several times before in various states.

Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala attacked the government, questioning electoral processes and the neutrality of the Election Commission of India (ECI). "The Election Commission is the soul of democracy. If it's not transparent, democracy cannot survive," Surjewala said, addi...