Amid a row that erupted over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Friday said that his party have no opposition to SIR itself, but rather to its manner, timing, and intent, and Voter Adhikar Yatra is result of that.
Speaking to ANI, the JDU leader asked Congress and RJD to clarify their stance following the incident and further demanded that they take disciplinary action against this.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea of the RJD on September 1 seeking an extension of time for filing claims and objections for voter registration in Bihar.
As the Opposition's 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' entered its final stages, Congress MP and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani on Friday took part in the campaign in Bettiah.
Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur has hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, demanding that they immediately apologise for what he described as "abusive and derogatory" language used against Prime Minister Narend
"The use of indecent language against the Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji and his late mother from the Congress and RJD platforms during the Voter Rights Yatra in Darbhanga is extremely unbecoming, and I condemn it.," the post read.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said this behaviour of the opposition leaders is very shameful. Insulting any of our mothers on the land of Sita Ma is not tolerable. The people of the country reject such cheap thinking and cheap politics of speaking ill of the mother of the Prime Ministe
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma slammed the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal for "crossing all limits of shamelessness" after a purported viral video showed a person hurling abuses at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother at an INDIA bloc event in Bihar's Darbhanga.
The Tripura CM claimed that due to "provocation" by the Opposition leaders, an "environment of anger in the entire country" has been created, which led to such abusive language being used at the rally.
The remarks of the Uttarakhand CM came after a viral video purportedly shows derogatory remarks against PM Modi and his mother at an INDIA bloc event in Darbhanga.