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.
In a case from Bhagalpur district in Bihar, two women who came from Pakistan in 1956 were issued voter ID cards, and even got verified during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. However, the glitch was flagged by the Home Ministry.
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.
Union Minister Nityanand Rai slammed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for abusing PM Modi; says Modi's efforts lifted 2.5-3 crore people out of poverty in Bihar, and Tejashwi's remarks hurt the poor deeply.
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.
Jan Suraaj Founder Prashant Kishor took a sharp dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and said he has 'no respect' in Bihar and that the Congress party is just a follower of the RJD.
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.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders in Bihar have strongly criticized the filing of an FIR against party leader Tejashwi Yadav in Maharashtra, calling it politically motivated and an attempt to suppress opposition voices.
He further alleged that the public infrastructure was in shambles during the previous RJD tenure and underlined the "transformation" witnessed in Bihar.
He said, "From the Red Fort, I have talked about one danger. This danger is on Bihar too. The increasing population of illegal immigrants in the country is a matter of concern. In the bordering areas of Bihar, demography is rapidly changing. The NDA government has decided not to let illeg