"Our padyatra has forced these leaders...": Prashant Kishor on 'Voter Adhikaar Yatra'

Hasanpur (Bihar) [India], August 17 (ANI): As Congress began its 'Voter Adhikaar Yatra' in Bihar, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday said that it is due to his party's padyatra that the opposition party has been forced to hit the streets.
Speaking to reporters, Prashant Kishor said, "Our padyatra has forced these leaders onto the streets. This is the fear of Jan Suraaj that the pension, which had been Rs 400 for the last 20 years, has now increased to Rs 1100, and the salary of cooks has doubled. 125 units of electricity have become free...Earlier, RJD used to ask for votes, raising the fear of PM Modi and Nitish Kumar, and the BJP used to ask for votes, mentioning the fear of Lalu Prasad Yadav."
The Congress is currently holding a 16-day 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', protesting against the alleged 'vote chori' that Opposition parties have accused the Election Commission and the BJP of perpetrating.
The yatra began from Bihar's Sasaram on Sunday, with several leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Pawan Khera, Kanhaiya Kumar and others participating.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday called for removing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from power in Bihar, referring to the party as "thieves" who are harming democracy by stealing the people's votes.
"Choro ko hataiye, BJP ko bhagaiye, aur hume jitaiye, (Remove the thieves, banish BJP, help us win)," Lalu Yadav said during the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar's Sasaram.
He urged Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge to stand united with RJD, along with his son Tejashwi Yadav, to "uproot BJP and throw them away."
"At any cost, do not let the BJP, which is a thief, come to power. Everyone, stand united, and together, Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav, uproot them and throw them away. Save democracy," the RJD chief added.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi aimed to raise awareness about voter rights and protest alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Speaking at the rally, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi vowed to expose any theft of votes, whether it happens in Maharashtra, Bihar, or elsewhere in the future.
"The entire country knows what the Election Commission is doing. Earlier, the country did not know how votes were being stolen. But we made it clear in the press conference how votes are being stolen. Whenever the theft is happening, whether in Bihar, Maharashtra, Assam, Bengal, we will catch the thief and work to show the people," Rahul Gandhi said. (ANI)