Jaipur, Sept. 28 -- Chief minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Sunday accused the Congress of undermining the credibility of constitutional institutions and raising "baseless" allegations to conceal its electoral setbacks, as the controversy over the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls intensified. Sharma's remarks came a day after the Election Commission issued a joint clarification saying decisions related to SIR had been taken unanimously by all three election commissioners. The poll panel also said its decisions on the June 24, 2025 order and subsequent SIR schedules had the approval of the full commission. Chief minister Sharma said that Congress should stop questioning constitutional institutions without producing documentary evidence and instead review its own performance after electoral defeats. "Politics is based on hard work, truth and honesty, not merely on making allegations," Sharma said, adding that if the Congress had facts and evidence to support its allegations, it should make them public. On the SIR controversy, Sharma referred to the Supreme Court's May 27 judgment, saying the court had upheld the Election Commission's authority to undertake the exercise. The Supreme Court held that the ECI has the power to conduct SIR and that the process falls within its constitutional and statutory framework. The court also clarified that the Election Commission does not determine citizenship merely by deciding a person's inclusion in or exclusion from electoral rolls. Sharma questioned the basis of Congress claims about alleged differences within the Election Commission. He asked why the party continued to raise questions over SIR despite the court's ruling and the commission's latest clarification. He also questioned Congress over allegations of changes in forms used during the revision exercise. "If Congress claims that rules or forms have been changed, it should place the official document relating to that change before the public". Sharma said the Election Commission was undertaking special camps to facilitate participation of eligible voters and was reaching out to people living in night shelters, workers and homeless people. He also cited door-to-door collection of forms by Booth Level Officers for voters who had been left out. The chief minister further accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of repeatedly raising what he described as "baseless" issues concerning constitutional institutions. He asked Congress to provide evidence for its claims of differences among election commissioners, explain the basis for linking a letter sent to the cabinet secretary with SIR and produce any official document supporting its allegation of changes in forms. "Political disagreement is part of democracy, but responsibility towards facts and words is equally necessary while making public statements about constitutional institutions and courts," Sharma said. Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot hit back at Sharma and the BJP, saying the present controversy was different from earlier instances when political parties had jointly sought solutions to problems concerning constitutional institutions. Gehlot, in a post on social media, claimed that for the first time two serving election commissioners themselves were raising questions about the functioning of the Election Commission. He also alleged that parties supporting the NDA government had sought clarifications, while the BJP was defending the chief election commissioner. Gehlot said Rahul Gandhi had been warning for the past two years about "vote theft", SIR and alleged actions by the Election Commission favouring the BJP. "His concerns have proved true and the chief election commissioner has been completely exposed," Gehlot claimed. The former chief minister further alleged that the BJP and the chief election commissioner were working together and said the CEC should resign....