"When the elections to the Bihar assembly are merely months away, why did the Election Commission not take different political parties into confidence before carrying out SIR? EC was silent on this question. They were also silent on how 70 lakh new voters were added between the Lok Sabha
The session was marred by protests from opposition parties over issues including the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar and allegations concerning the Election Commission.
Amid the ongoing allegations of 'vote theft,' opposition parties are likely to bring an impeachment motion in the monsoon session of Parliament against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, sources said.
"Recently, some Political Parties and individuals are raising issues about errors in the Electoral Rolls, including those prepared in the past. The appropriate time to raise any issue with the Electoral Rolls would have been during the Claims and Objections period of that phase, which is pre
Tagore said that while Centre ignores having a debate on the alleged electoral fraud, or "vote chori," both the parties worked together to praise and pass the Mines and Minerals Bill and stood shoulder to shoulder with the BJP.
Election Commission of India (ECI) has received a total of 23,557 claims and objections over the draft voter list after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar, out of which 741 complaints have been disposed, a press note said on Thursday.
Dhami addressed challenges faced during recent rains, pointing out that opposition parties tend to blame the government for natural disasters, but emphasised that the public recognises who stands with them in times of crisis.
Since day one, all opposition parties, including All India Anna Dravidian Progressive Federation (AIADMK), BJP, ruling DMK alliance parties like the communist and VCK, have supported the sanitary workers' protest.
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.
BJP leader Boora Narsaiah Goud on Wednesday slammed the Opposition parties for their protests over special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound Bihar and "vote theft" in the elections, accusing them of "working with the support of foreign powers and the funding agenc