"PM Modi stop fooling people of Bihar...": Tejashwi Yadav at 'Voter Adhikar Yatra'

Aurangabad (Bihar) [India], August 17 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday launched a strong attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar during his 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', and said that the Prime Minister should stop fooling people of Bihar.
The Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav today held a 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Aurangabad district.
The RJD leader accused the ruling BJP party of attempting to manipulate voter lists and warned that the people of Bihar will not tolerate any such move.
Addressing a gathering during 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Aurangabad, Yadav said, "By carrying out the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' we assure you that 'kisi ke maai ke laal mein dum nahin hain ki voh hum Biharion ka vote kaat sake' (No one has got guts to cut votes of Biharis)...Can two people from Gujarat identify the voters from Bihar? PM Modi stop fooling the people of Bihar...'Hum logon se panga bhari padega, Ek Bihari Sau Pe Bhari'... (You will face trouble if you challenge Biharis)."
Tejashwi Yadav further alleged that central agencies had been misused in Bihar earlier but failed to intimidate the opposition.
"When the ED, CBI, Income Tax failed in Bihar, they have now sent the ECI in Bihar to steal your votes through the SIR...The double-engine government of the BJP wants to steal your votes...There is a big scam going on and they are deleting your votes..." Yadav said.
Meanwhile, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission (ECI) for "manipulating" voter lists, alleging that votes were being stolen in the name of "Special Intensive Revision" (SIR).
Addressing the public, the Congress MP said, "SIR means stealing votes from the people of Bihar. Earlier, they used to do it secretly. Now they are doing it openly in front of everyone."
He launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJP, stating that neither he, nor Tejeshwi Yadav, nor the people of Bihar are afraid of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, and the Election Commission.
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 today, with several leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Pawan Khera, Kanhaiya Kumar and others participating.
The Chief Election Commisioner of India on Sunday refuted allegations of "vote theft" by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and asked him to either furnish a signed affidavit or apologise to the nation for his remarks.
The CEC also termed the allegations of bias by the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabhas as an "insult" to the Constitution of India.
"An affidavit will have to be given or an apology should be made to the country. Teesra koi vikalp nahi (There is no third option.) If the affidavit is not received within 7 days, it means that all these allegations are baseless..." CEC Gyanesh Kumar said while addressing mediapersons at a briefing at the National Media Centre in the national capital.
Rahul Gandhi had on August 7 addressed a press conference in New Delhi, in which he presented Congress's research on voting in the Mahadevapura Assembly in Karnataka, a part of the Bangalore Central parliamentary constituency. Gandhi alleged "vote chori" (vote theft) of 1,00,250 votes, including duplicate voters, invalid addresses, and bulk registrations of votes at single locations. (ANI)