The 16-day yatra is aimed at raising awareness about alleged irregularities in the voter list and what opposition leaders are calling a case of 'vote chori' (vote theft). Covering over 1,300 km across 20 districts, the yatra is scheduled to conclude in Patna on September 1.
The Yatra, continuing for the fifth day, reached Sheikhpura earlier today. Leaders of the party, along with leaders of alliance partners Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) participated in the rally.
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Speaking to reporters, Yadav said, "People of Bihar are aware citizens. They know their rights. The manner in which 'Voter Bachao Adhikar Yatra' is going on, we have been getting full support and blessings of the people. This is a historic Yatra. People of BJP and the Election Commission
According to Tejashwi Yadav, this bill is a ploy to "blackmail and intimidate" certain leaders, specifically naming Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu.
The constitutional amendment bills that government has brought to prevent people from holding important positions while in jail are "for show", Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury said on Wednesday, stating bills were brought overnight as Congress has hit the streets over Special Intensive Revi
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Speaking to reporters at Parliament premises, the Congress leader said, "The response is very good. Everyone is now saying 'vote chori' in Bihar. This is reality. Attempt of 'election chori' is being made. Bihar is resisting. The entire country will resist."
RJD MP Sudhakar Singh slammed the Centre over the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill, 2025, and said that the government does not have the right to punish the Prime Minister, Chief Ministers and Ministers.
Tejashwi Yadav was addressing the people during Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's Voter Adhikaar Yatra in Bihar's Nawada. He said that names of poor people have been removed from the voter list, whereas those who are alive are declared dead.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday launched an attack against the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and said that he did not present clear answers with facts in his press conference.