The EC sources have said that a large number of individuals from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar have been found by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) with Aadhaar cards, domicile certificates and ration cards during house-to-house visits carried out as part of the SIR of electoral rolls in poll-boun
A large number of people from Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar have been found by Booth Level Officers during the house-to-house visits during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls currently underway in poll-bound Bihar, according to the sources.
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday hit back at BJP leader Amit Malviya's criticism of the Congress party's stand on Aadhaar-Voter ID linkage, and stated that there is a clear difference between linking Aadhaar to Voter ID and using Aadhaar, which contains biometric identifiers, merely as
Reacting to the Supreme Court's decision on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, BJP MP Sambit Patra accused the Congress and Opposition parties of hypocrisy, stating they earlier opposed Aadhaar-voter ID linkage but are now demanding its inclusion. He said this shift
Earlier on July 10, a bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi did not stay the SIR process but asked the ECI to consider allowing Aadhaar, ration cards, and electoral photo identity cards as admissible documents to prove voter identity during the SIR of electoral rolls being u
The Principal Secretary to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has written to the Chief Secretary of the Delhi government asking to enforce strict regulations for issuing Aadhar Cards in the national capital, in the wake of large number of Aadhar cards being procured by illegal immigrant
In a social media post on X, Malviya recalled Congress' protests in the Parliament in 2021 against the Centre's proposal to link Aadhaar with Voter ID, adding that now Congress wants the same.
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Election Commission to continue with its exercise of conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
"When the BJP is nearing its defeat in the Bihar election, it has descended into dishonesty. If neither Aadhaar nor the Ration Card is acceptable, then what is? A memorandum from the BJP office?" Tiwari said while speaking to ANI.
Speaking to reporters, Yadav said, "We have approached the court and presented our side. Let's see what happens in the Court... The biggest question is why are you rejecting Aadhaar Card, Ration Card, Job Card, MNREGA Card? People of Bihar still do not have documents. Election Commission