"There is a 'chori ki sarkar', 'choron ki sarkar' in Maharashtra. 85 lakh voters were changed and then BJP Govt came to power there. Similarly in Bihar, out of 7 crore voters there, 2 crore voters are being cancelled," the Congress president said.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday accused Election Commission of India of "hatching a conspiracy" for "chunav chori (election theft)" in Bihar, reffering to poll-body's decision to revise electoral rolls in the state ahead of assembly election there.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gaurav Bhatia on Friday hit out at the Opposition INDIA bloc after the Supreme Court allowed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, saying that the order is a "big setback" for opposition parties.
In a social media post on X, Malviya recalled Congress' protests in the Parliament in 2021 against the Centre's proposal to link Aadhaar with Voter ID, adding that now Congress wants the same.
He mentioned that the Supreme Court "clearly" suggested the inclusion of three documents, namely Aadhar, EC voter ID, and ration card, to be considered by the EC during the enumeration procedure.
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".
Earlier today, the Supreme Court allowed the Election Commission to continue with its exercise of conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
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
Omar Abdullah said, "The matter was in the Supreme Court. The court has given its decision. Now, we have to wait for the consequences. Those who went to the court should look for other ways to get justice from the court in this matter."
The electors still have 15 more days left to submit the form. By 6.00 PM on July 10, 5,22,44,956 Enumeration Forms, which is 66.16% of the total of 7,89,69,844 (nearly 7.90 crore) existing electors in Bihar, have been collected in the last 16 days, since the issue of SIR instructions on June
"We welcome the decision of the honourable court, we have faith in it. On the one hand, they (opposition) claim to have faith in the constitution; on the other hand, they insult constitutional institutions... Why do they insult constitutional institutions? This is very unfortunate", Vijay Si
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Election Commission to continue with its exercise of conducting a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.