Expelled RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav launched an attack against Congress' 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' and alleged that MLA Vijay Kumar Singh's driver and a media journalist were beaten in Nabinagar in Bihar's Aurangabad district.
The 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' kick-started on Sunday from Sasaram. The 16 day yatra aims to protest against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar and alleged 'vote chori'. The rally will culminate in Patna on September 1 after covering more than
Tiwari further accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of spreading anarchy, further stating that the Election Commission of India should take proper action against them.
The Rajya Sabha MP raised questions on the poll panel over the availability of voter lists and alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had access to them while the Congress did not receive the details.
The yatra began from Bihar's Sasaram on Sunday, with several leaders, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Pawan Khera, Kanhaiya Kumar and others participating.
"Narendra Modi is dead set on destroying the lives of the youth of Bihar. Modi makes the illiterate clap for him and does politics. But we do the politics of giving work to everyone's hand. Today that is why we are here. Election Commission, Modi Bihario ko choona lagana chahate hai (want
"They are basically saying that they admit they have stolen votes, so why didn't we catch them on time. Have you ever heard of something like this before? I have heard this for the first time, now a lot of things will happen for the first time," Pawan Khera said Sasaram, there for party's
Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Dilip Jaiswal on Sunday took a sharp dig at the 'Voter Adhikaar Yatra' launched by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, terming it a "punctured tire" that lacks public support.