"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.
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
"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
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.
Multiple leaders, including Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav stood at the steps of the Parliament at Makar Dwar and protested against the Bihar SIR, calling for the exercise to be stopped.
According to Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal, the leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc have decided to demand the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament to respond to several pressing national issues during the ongoing session.
Opposition leaders moved adjournment motion notices in both lower and upper houses to discuss various issues of public importance, including the special intensive revision (SIR) being carried out by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.
"Today, in India, where Aadhaar and PAN cards are considered essential for accessing any government scheme, considering them invalid for verifying the right to vote points out to a major concern. The Indian Constitution grants every citizen of India the right to vote. The current document
Two miscreants allegedly involved in the Chandan Mishra murder case were injured in an encounter with Bihar Special Task Force (STF) and Bhojpur Police on Tuesday.
Several opposition MPs on Tuesday submitted notices to move adjournment motions in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha to discuss the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.