Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Friday said that his party will cut votes of both the parties and will completely wipe them out of the Bihar in the upcoming Assembly polls.
"Just before the upcoming assembly elections, the Election Commission's proactive approach demands documentation that cannot be completed in such a short time in a democratic country. No poor person or labourer can complete the formalities. This suggests there must be a conspiracy by the EC
As per the ECI, field-level functionaries, including 38 DEOs, EROs covering all 243 Assembly Constituencies, and 963 AEROs, are regularly supervising the progress of SIR.
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
"There is a 'chori ki sarkar', 'choron ki sarkar' in Maharashtra. 85 lakh voters were changed and then BJP Govt came to power there. Similarly in Bihar, out of 7 crore voters there, 2 crore voters are being cancelled," the Congress president said.
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision asking the Election Commission (EC) to consider Aadhar, EPIC and Ration cards as Identification proof amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar a
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar transferred Rs 1227.27 Crores to the accounts of over 1.11 crore beneficiaries under Bihar Social Security Pension Schemes, through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) today.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Election Commission of India of "hatching a conspiracy" for "chunav chori (election theft)" in Bihar, reffering to poll-body's decision to revise electoral rolls in the state ahead of assembly election there.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday stated that the Election Commission of India's (ECI) "spin" on no stay being given has been clearly "exposed" by the Supreme Court.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gaurav Bhatia on Friday hit out at the Opposition INDIA bloc after the Supreme Court allowed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, saying that the order is a "big setback" for opposition parties.
Medical students of Bihar Veterinary College in Patna are observing an indefinite strike alleging that a brawl took place with locals and firing happened inside the campus last evening. One of the students was injured in the firing.
The protesting students are demanding security for the st