Amartya Sen voiced concerns that Bihar’s electoral roll revision could disenfranchise the poor due to strict documentation requirements. The Supreme Court questioned the lack of political party involvement in correcting voter deletions during the revision. The court allowed online claim submissions with Aadhaar or other documents, seeking status reports from political parties by September 8.
SIR row: Amartya Sen says it risks ‘disenfranchising’ poor people
