Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday inaugurated 71 police vehicles for Deputy Superintendent of Police Traffic and Traffic Police Stations from 01 Anne Marg, said the statement.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday said in its press note that it will double the remuneration for Booth Level Officers (BLOs), enhance remuneration for BLO Supervisors and give honorarium to Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers
Preparations are underway for the foundation stone laying and bhoomi pujan ceremony of the grand temple of Maa Sita in Sitamarhi, Bihar, scheduled for August 8 in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, reacting to the Mahagathbandhan's planned rally, said the alliance will realise the ground reality in Bihar as they go "village to village."
Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Saturday criticised the Election Commission and the BJP after the release of a draft voter list for Bihar and said that removing the names of 65 lakh people is "shocking".
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the Chief Minister said that the silver jubilee year of the state's formation has been named 'Atal Nirman Diwas' to mark the birth centenary year of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
"The draft voter list has been released today in Bihar. One-month period for claims and objections begins; draft list shared with political parties. Still a full one month to get names added. No name will be removed from the draft voter list without a stated reason," the Commission stated
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has strongly rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's repeated claims of vote theft, and called his statements 'deplorable' and 'irresponsible.'
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday clarified that the government is ready to hold discussions on any issue as per rules, but there cannot be a discussion on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as it is a process undertaken by a constitutional body, the Election Commission of India.
The Election Commission of India on Friday rejected opposition claims of vote theft ahead of the Bihar elections, calling them baseless and irresponsible.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal on Friday said that Rahul Gandhi's objections to the voter list revision in Bihar are aimed at protecting illegal voters, including Rohingyas and Bangladeshis.
Rahul Gandhi said, "Votes are being stolen. We have open-and-shut proof that the Election Commission is involved in this vote theft. And I'm not saying this lightly, I'm speaking with 100% proof. And when we release it (proof), the entire country will come to know that the Election Commis