In a sharp accusation against the Election Commission of India (ECI), Asaduddin Owaisi, the president of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), claims that the ECI is surreptitiously introducing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Bihar ahead of the state's upcoming elections. Owaisi highlights new voter registration rules that require citizens to provide detailed birth records for themselves and their parents, which he argues could disenfranchise the poor, particularly in flood-prone areas like Seemanchal.