The Delhi High Court has declined a request by former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for an early hearing on his petition seeking to quash the FIR registered by the CBI in the land-for-jobs case.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Friday responded to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Rabri Devi's claims of an attack on Tejashwi Yadav, dismissing fears and asserting that full security is provided, despite Yadav's access to extensive security as a former CM's kin.
The Opposition in Bihar, led by RJD leader Rabri Devi, continued its protest outside the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Friday, intensifying its attack on the state government over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Jaiswal's remarks came during an ongoing review of the Special Intensive Revision drive conducted by the Election Commission to clean up the electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls.
Speaking to ANI, Virendra questioned if he was supposed to apologise to those who did Gunda Raj , further stating that he would not apologise to people who wanted to suppress the voice of the Dalit, minorities and backward classes.
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai hit out at Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav for his remark about "boycotting Bihar elections with allies."
The opposition parties have been protesting at the Parliament steps since the start of the session, alleging that the revision exercise is being used for voter manipulation and deletion of a large number of votes ahead of the assembly elections.
The Bihar legislative assembly witnessed a heated exchange during the monsoon session when RJD MLA Bhai Virendra on Wednesday after he made a statement that was deemed objectionable by some members of the House.
"The way state is being run from Delhi on remote control, with either Prime Minister Amit Shah, they are the ones giving the orders. The SIR too is being done on their orders by the Election Commission. Before, it used to happen that voters choose the government, now it is flipped, governmen
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday raised concerns over the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Identification and Revision (SIR) process for voter lists in Bihar, questioning its timing, impartiality, and feasibility, especially for the state's large m