SIR conducted without bias, follows due process: Centre in Rajya SabhaThe Centre told the Rajya Sabha that the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is being conducted without prejudice to any community and in accordance with law. “SIR is carried out by following the due process of law without prejudice to any group or community,” he said. The minister acknowledged that the United Nations Special Rapporteur has highlighted the large-scale removal of names from electoral rolls through an SIR process, particularly in West Bengal. The EC, under Article 324 of the Constitution, is responsible for the supervision, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections for Parliament and state legislatures. In the past, the process of SIR has been carried out by the EC.