Election Commission of India (ECI) has received a total of 17,665 claims and objections over the draft voter list after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar, out of which 454 complaints have been disposed, a press note said on Wednesday.
"There is absolutely no truth in the allegation that votes are being stolen...In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, they (Congress) had also spread such false propaganda. If they want to protest, let them, but they are trying to create a narrative and are presenting a negative role before the peo
The case stems from an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered in 2021, based on 48 First Information Reports (FIRs) filed by homebuyers and commercial space purchasers alleging fraud and non-delivery of promised properties. The number of FIRs has since increased to 87.
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission of India is working with the Bharatiya Janata Party to manipulate the voter list in Bihar by issuing two Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers to its leaders and workers.
Venugopal informed that the Congress party will also launch a nationwide signature campaign from September 15 to October 16, with a target of collecting five crore signatures to be submitted to the Election Commission of India.
He also expressed concern over recent changes in the selection process of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), alleging they raised doubts about the commission's independence.
Speaking to ANI after walking out of the Rajya Sabha, RJD MP Jha said, "We are using the word 'chori' in a very innocuous manner. But this is a loot. The Election Commission is involved in this loot. The two people at the top are involved in this. So, 'vote chor, gaddi chhodd'...The entire O
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi also remarked that the inclusion and exclusion of citizens and non-citizens from the electoral rolls falls within the remit of the ECI.
Other than Kharge, the meeting was attended by senior party leaders, including Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Sachin Pilot, KC Venugopal, Kumari Selja and others.
Congress leader Rajiv Shukla on Tuesday said that the names of authentic voters are being deleted from the voter list in the Special Intensive Revision exercise, which is being carried out in Bihar, adding that the government is not interested in addressing the concerns of the opposition ove