SIR row: EC says Form 6, 8 with citizenship declaration were unanimously approved

NEW DELHI: Election Commission officials Thursday said special intensive revision (SIR) orders related to Phase 1 in Bihar, Phase 2 in a dozen states/UTs and ongoing Phase 3 in 19 states/UTs had all listed Forms 6 and 8 with a mandatory declaration form on citizenship details of the elector or parents, and were unanimously approved by CEC and the two election commissioners.While Form 6 is an application for registration as a new elector, Form 8 is for shifting of an elector from outside the state/UT where he seeks to be enrolled.EC sources also denied ECINET was locking out field officers like electoral registration officers (EROs), assistant EROs, BLOs, DEOs, and chief electoral officers, saying ECINET is a decentralised platform designed in accordance with the RP Act 1950, RP Act 1951 and the instructions issued by EC from time to time.Citing the exact pages and paras of the orders, EC's clarification…