Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday slammed the Election Commission of India and the BJP, calling the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll in Bihar, an "institutionalised way" of stealing votes.
The two leaders rode motorcycles during the 'Yatra', which seeks to highlight alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
The Election Commission has received documents of 98.2 per cent of electors in Bihar with eight days left in the Claims, Objections and Documents period of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in the state, the ECI said on Sunday.
Addressing the gathering at the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' against Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, Gandhi raised the slogan "Vote Chor Gaddi Chhodd".
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday took part in 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in Bihar's Katihar, against Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in the state.
"It has become abundantly clear that Actor Vijay is operating as a political actor, mimicking Naam Tamilar Party leader Seeman (Sebastian Simon), devoid of principles or ideology, solely for electoral gains and vote-bank politics," Prasad said in a statement.
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) has filed two claims and objections to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar, a press release by the Election Commission said.
The Election Commission has filed affidavit in the Supreme Court saying the list of names and details of 65 lakh electors in Bihar who were not included in the draft roll published on August 1 had been posted on the websites of all 38 District Electoral Officers in the state.
With the government getting its legislative agenda through in the monsoon session of Parliament despite continuous disruptions by the opposition parties over their demand for discussion on Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju
In a post on X, Kharge wrote, "The recent case of the Supreme Court ordering an EVM recount in Buana Lakhu village, Panipat and overturning the declared result has once again exposed how serious lapses in our electoral system can change outcomes. This only reinforces what was long suspected
Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Thursday submitted motions seeking a discussion on alleged electoral fraud and concerns over the "credibility and inclusiveness of electoral systems."
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a probe by a special investigation team (SIT) headed by a former judge to inquire into the allegations raised by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of large-scale electoral roll manipulation.