BJP leader and Lok Sabha MP Sambit Patra on Saturday criticised recent statements by Maulana Mahmud Madani, chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind, and Akhilesh Yadav, calling them "divisive and misleading."
Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that employees of the Election Commission of India are being pressured to complete the SIR process, questioning, "What is the hurry?" He further claimed that people in West Bengal are also raising complaints about the process.
The committee has been formed amid the repeated instances of BLO deaths. The issue of BLO's health and safety has also gotten the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) locking horns, with each of them claiming that the other one is threatening and intimidating BLOs
Speaking to ANI in Jaipur, Pilot said that while SIR has taken place multiple times in the past, "earlier when SIR occurred, there was neither any discussion nor any fear in people's minds. But for the first time, people are troubled by this."
Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Rajasthan, Chief Election Officer of the state, Naveen Mahajan, said that 90 percent of the work in the counting phase has been completed in the state, and they were hopeful that they would easily achieve their target
In the wake of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs holding a meeting with Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Vice President Prasanna Acharya alleged that valid voters have been deleted from the electoral rolls on the pretext of Special Intensive Revision (SIR)
Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday said the party is opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) out of fear.
"10 MPs from the All India Trinamool Congress met with the Chief Election Commissioner Mr Kumar and his team. We first handed over to him a list of almost 40 dead because of the SIR process. We started the meeting by telling him that Mr Kumar and the Election Commission of India have bloo
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Sir David Beckham met children and young people during a visit to India this week, and called for equal opportunities, inclusion and empowerment for every child.
Congress leader Supriya Shrinate took a swipe at the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in a press conference in Delhi, reiterating the Congress party's "vote theft" claims through Special Intensive Revision (SIR) on the BJP during the Bihar elections 2025.
Maulana Firangi Mahali emphasised that while voters should not rely solely on Booth Level Officers (BLOs), they should actively assist them and complete their forms correctly. "
Bihar Congress President Rajesh Ram on Thursday said that the party's defeat in the recent Bihar assembly elections was largely influenced by the central government, adding that the SIR was used as a legal method of stealing votes.