"The Supreme Court has kind of put the brakes on the disenfranchisement exercise that was happening. We did not ask for a stay order. The SC did not give a stay order because that was not required at all. What was said was that in the current exercise, there is a serious danger of disenfranc
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise was initiated by the Election Commission to update Bihar's electoral rolls, which has been met with resistance from opposition parties. They argued that the short timelines and stringent requirements could lead to disenfranchisement of many eligi
"There (in Bihar), intensive revision has happened several times. Today, Congress is asking why SIR (Special Intensive Revision) is taking place. Even during their time, it happened multiple times... Why have they made it an issue? In Bihar, NDA has done many development works and provided g
Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishor questioned Election Commission's decision to revise the voter list in Bihar ahead of the assembly election when it was prepared just a year ago, during 2024 Lok Sabha election.
The INDIA bloc on Wednesday held a massive Bihar Bandh rally in Patna against electoral roll revision in the poll-bound state, where Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi alleged that the pattern of electoral manipulation seen in Maharashtra could be repeated in Bihar. Rashtriya
The incident occurred when both leaders attempted to board the van carrying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, but were stopped by security guards.
"The Bihar backdoor NRC serves two clear purposes: it disempowers the poorest people of Bihar and paves the way for their exclusion from citizenship. In this country, voting is the only real power the poor have. That right cannot be snatched away just because someone doesn't have a specif
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, along with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, on Wednesday led the 'Bihar Bandh' protest in Patna against the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to undertake the Special Intensive Revision (SIR
Speaking with ANI, Yadav said, "The Election Commission has become a wing of a political party... Will two people from Gujarat decide which Bihari voter can vote and which cannot?"
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday reached Patna to join the 'Bihar Bandh' protests, organised by the INDIA block against the Special Intensive Revision of the voter list by the Election Commission of India ahead of the upcoming assembly polls.
INDIA bloc on Wednesday took to the streets in protest against the Special Intensive Revision of the voter list in Bihar ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.