Poll Body Defends Identity Verification Of Burqa-Clad Voters In Bihar Polls

Amid demands that the Election Commission withdraw its direction to verify identity of burqa-clad women at Bihar’s polling stations, the EC defended its move saying it is implementing a decision taken as back as 1994.

​Amid demands that the Election Commission withdraw its direction to verify identity of burqa-clad women at Bihar’s polling stations, the EC defended its move saying it is implementing a decision taken as back as 1994.