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"BJP preparing something big to commit dishonesty on large scale": Akhiles
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Yadav said, "The Lok Sabha elections were contested recently, and whatever more or less votes are there... There is a different way. But you are making a new voter list. This means BJP has prepared something big to commit dishonesty on a large scale"
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"Only citizen of nation has right to vote": Ravi Shankar Prasad amid oppn
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"As per the Indian Constitution, only citizen of the nation has the right to vote. Why do they have a problem if an investigation is being done into it? The one who is an ordinarily resident in their constituency can vote in the elections. What is the problem in seeing who is a resident o
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Monsoon session: Both houses of Parliament adjourned till tomorrow amid Op
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till July 23. The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will again meet at 11 am on Wednesday.
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"Murdering Democracy": Priyanka Gandhi joins protest against SIR exercise
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This comes amid protests by the INDIA bloc and its leaders in Parliament's premises against the electoral rolls revision exercise being carried out by the EC. The opposition leaders have alleged that voting rights of people are being taken away.
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"Excuse to exclude backward classes, Dalits, minorities from electoral rol
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"3 crore people of Bihar go out of the state to work as labour and come to Bihar to use their right to vote, according to government data. What preparation has the Election Commission made for the illiterate and poor? Why was the Election Commission asleep till now? This projection is an
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Govt not allowing us to raise SIR issue in houses: Congress MP K Suresh on
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In the wake of all the members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc staging a protest in the Parliament on Tuesday, against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar, Congress MP K Suresh said that the government was not allowing to rai
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SIR part of conspiracy to snatch voting rights of poor in Bihar: Congress
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is part of a conspiracy to snatch the voting rights of the poor people of Bihar. The Election Commission of India is also supporting the BJP in this conspiracy. This is very sad... I hope this issue will be discussed in Parliament..." Tagore told ANI.
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"Will be happy if someone from Bihar becomes...": BJP leaders on speculati
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The party decides this. Whoever becomes the VP will be on them. I will be happy if someone from Bihar becomes the Vice President," the minister told reporters in Patna.
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Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid sloganeering by Opposition demanding di
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The proceedings of the Upper House of the Parliament were also adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday, minutes after it reconvened.
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Bihar: Oppn leaders protest against SIR outside Vidhan Sabha, prevent entr
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The second day of the Bihar state assembly had the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, and left parties protesting on the steps of the assembly, holding placards and raising slogans against the alleged "vote theft" in the state. Reportedly, a backdoor had to be opened for the other MLAs to
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Congress MP Jothimani moves adjournment motion notice to discuss SIR in BI
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The process of voter list revision is meant to strengthen democracy, ensure inclusivity, and correct discrepancies. However, in Bihar, the SIR exercise has raised alarming questions: There are widespread reports of mass deletions of names, especially from marginalised and minority commun
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"BJP does not want anyone to cast votes": Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yada
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar and alleged that the ruling party, along with the Election Commission of India (ECI), has cut votes in large numbers.
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