The Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Sunday issued a strong rebuttal to media reports alleging large-scale duplication of voters in Bihar's draft rolls (SIR 2025), terming the claims "premature, speculative, and contrary to law."
Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Sunday strongly condemned the alleged derogatory remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the opposition's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar.
Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari raised serious concerns over the credibility of the Election Commission of India (ECI). He also questioned the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and long-standing doubts over Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
PM Modi talked about Devki of Bihar, whose "spirit never dampened", and her success in transforming her Ratanpura village of Muzaffarpur with solar pumps.
"I am not aware of what has happened. But from your question, it appears that somebody came from Bihar banned beef eating in bank canteen. People coming from various parts of our country should understand our culture, food habits and traditions. People in Kerala eat beef, meat and fish - eve
"The person who made derogatory remarks about PM Modi's mother turned out to be from the BJP," Singh, a former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, told ANI.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' on Saturday drew large crowds in Bihar, with party leader Tejashwi Yadav calling it a "historic movement" to safeguard voting rights.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday extended strong support to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra', calling it a movement to safeguard democratic rights in Bihar.
"These people have reached the pinnacle of lowliness. Mithila is the land of Janaki Maa, and these people have tarnished the image of this place. Derogatory words were used about PM Modi's late mother, abuses and insults were hurled; these people have tarnished the entire land of Mithila,
It was the members of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) who were protesting against Rahul Gandhi. Afterwards, the Rai Barelli MP stopped his car and tried to calm the protesters by distributing candies.
"They (BJP) stole the election in Maharashtra, did it in Haryana, stole votes in the Lok Sabha election, but we will not let them steal the Bihar election," Rahul Gandhi said while addressing a gathering during his 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar's Bhojpur.
Earlier on Friday, the man accused of hurling abuses at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during a political rally in Bihar was arrested.