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Opposition wraps up 'Voter Adhikaar Yatra' in Bihar, highlights "disenfran
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The allegations of discrepancies in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar ahead of the forthcoming assembly elections were levelled by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who pledged that the opposition would not
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Mamata Banerjee calls SIR a backdoor attempt to implement NRC
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that through the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise of the Election Commission, a veiled attempt is being made to disenfranchise genuine voters and implement the National Register of Citizens through the backdoor.
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"Mass disenfranchisement is serious issue": P Chidambaram slams ECI over B
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chidambaram said that mass disenfranchisement is a serious issue and questioned whether any inquiry was done by the ECI to ascertain the "permanently migrated" status of enrolled voters in Bihar.
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Kharge accuses Centre, EC of disenfranchising poor and minorities
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused the Election Commission and the Modi government of orchestrating large-scale voter deletions targeting the poor, Dalits, and minorities. Citing reports of mass removals in BJP-ruled states, Kharge alleged a systematic attempt to undermi
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DMK MP Tiruchi Siva moves Rule 267 notice to discuss ongoing voter list re
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"I seek your consent under Rule 267 of the 'Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in the Council of States' to suspend Rules 15, 23, and 51, and any other business listed under any other Rule in the revised List of Business, for August 1 2025, to discuss the following issue of urgent
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A conspiracy to disenfranchise voters being created in Bihar, alleges Shiv
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday criticised the Election Commission over its move to flag 52 lakhs voters in Bihar, alleging that a false narrative is being pushed around 'illegal voters' and accused the authorities of creating a conspiracy to 'disenfranchise' voters.
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"Put the brakes on the disenfranchisement exercise": Parties welcome SC's
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
While the NDA parties welcomed the apex court's decision, the opposition, which challenged the ECI's directive, noted that the Supreme Court have "put the brakes on the disenfranchisement exercise which was happening".
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Supreme Court puts break on "disenfranchisement excercise": Yogendra Yadav
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"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
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"EC will go with SC's suggestion, let's wait": KC Venugopal on Supreme Cou
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
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
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"Voter list revision in Bihar undermines constitutional rights, electoral
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to a release, Madani warned that this "hasty and unclear process based on arbitrary and one-sided instructions" could disenfranchise millions of citizens, particularly migrant workers, minorities, and marginalised communities, by depriving them of their fundamental right to vote.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's party calls for full court hearing in "disenfranchi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The issue of reserved seats and their entitlement would remain "unresolved" unless it is heard together with the reserved seats case by the larger bench, PTI argues in its petition and also requested for an early hearing otherwise the petitioner will "suffer irreparable loss and injury".<
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BJP creating laws to whet appetite of a gullible electorate: Mehbooba Muft
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): After the Centre on Tuesday notified land laws, paving the way for any citizen of India to buy land in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that it is another step that's part of government's "
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