Cancel SIR: Demand Panellists at a Public Hearing in Patna

Cancel SIR: Demand panellists at a public hearing in Patna

By Sami Ahmad PATNA: Amid growing discontent with the controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar, a public hearing was held to discuss it, which concluded that it must be scrapped. The public hearing was organised on July 21, 2025, at the BIA Hall in Patna and was attended by more […]

‘How Do You Expect Those Without Parents to Prove Their Lineage?’: Bihar’s Poor, Marginalised Grapple with Fear of Disenfranchisement and Cruel Demands of SIR

Sami Ahmad, TwoCircles.net Patna: Ruby Devi of Phulwari Sharif (Patna) came to the podium confidently, took the microphone and began narrating her woes, but soon, she was in tears. She said, with her voice chocking, “Jisko maa nahi hai, jisko baap nahin hai oo kahan se kagaz layega? Ham logon ke maa-baap bahut pahle guzar gaye.” […]