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"Congress showing double standards on Aadhaar issue": BJP's Sambit Patra a
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Reacting to the Supreme Court's decision on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, BJP MP Sambit Patra accused the Congress and Opposition parties of hypocrisy, stating they earlier opposed Aadhaar-voter ID linkage but are now demanding its inclusion. He said this shift
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"ECI already asking for Aadhar, opposition just unaware": Bihar Deputy CM
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Earlier on July 10, a bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi did not stay the SIR process but asked the ECI to consider allowing Aadhaar, ration cards, and electoral photo identity cards as admissible documents to prove voter identity during the SIR of electoral rolls being u
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Congress says Bihar SIR will "cancel 2 crore voters," says BJP formed "cho
Updated : 8 months ago IST
"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.
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ECI hatched new conspiracy for 'Chunav Chori': Rahul Gandhi makes big accu
Updated : 8 months ago IST
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.
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"Setback for opposition": BJP's Gaurav Bhatia after SC allows ECI to conti
Updated : 8 months ago IST
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.
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"Shameless flip-flops": BJP's Amit Malviya slams Congress over stance on A
Updated : 8 months ago IST
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.
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"All other merits remain open...": Abhishek Manu Singhvi as SC allows ECI
Updated : 8 months ago IST
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.
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"Put the brakes on the disenfranchisement exercise": Parties welcome SC's
Updated : 8 months, 1 week 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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"What Election Commission doing is wrong": Prashant Kishor on voter list r
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
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.
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"EC will go with SC's suggestion, let's wait": KC Venugopal on Supreme Cou
Updated : 8 months, 1 week 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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"Wait for the consequences": Omar Abdullah on SC directive on Bihar electo
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
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."
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"Why do they insult constitutional institutions?": Bihar Dy CM Vijay Sinha
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"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
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