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On June 24, the Election Commission announced a "special intensive revision" of the electoral rolls in Bihar, ahead of the Assembly elections expected to be held in the state later this year.

As part of the exercise, persons whose names were not on the 2003 voter list will need to submit proof of eligibility to vote. Opposition parties and civil society groups have questioned the exercise, casting doubts over its timing and feasibility. They have also raised doubts about its methodology.

Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has moved the Supreme Court to try and stop the revision.

In this interview with Moitra, she speaks about the process, calling it a way to disenfranchise voters "by design". Speaking about the conduct of the Election Commission, she says, "This is the new EC...it's no longer an EC but a branch of the BJP."

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Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction
1:28 - Why Moitra opposes the voter roll revision
2:49 - Illegal migrants
4:16 - Backdoor NRC
8:28 - Hit the poor the most
12:12 - EC following BJP diktats
14:30 - Question marks around voting process
16:40 - Civil disobedience against EC
18:37 - Rigging allegations against TMC
20:54 - Bengali migrant labour

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