New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- The political heat surrounding Bihar's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls escalated sharply today as Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh publicly challenged union Home Minister Amit Shah over his repeated assertions about identifying and removing foreigners from voter lists.

Taking to the social media platform X, he sought clarity on two critical issues: the constitutional authority of the Election Commission of India in deciding citizenship and the concrete figures related to foreigners purportedly deleted during the Bihar electoral roll revision.

Highlighting the Home Minister's persistent narrative during election campaigns, Ramesh quoted Shah's frequent claim: "During election time, the unio...