All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary KC Venugopal on Wednesday claimed that the Congress has proof that the Election Commission (EC) is not neutral. He also questioned the EC's order to "destroy" the CCTV footage of the polling stations.
Amid the Congress party's protest against the SIR, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday said the Election Commission is avoiding responsibility for alleged manipulation of election results and accused the BJP of defending it.
BJP leader Boora Narsaiah Goud on Wednesday slammed the Opposition parties for their protests over special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the poll-bound Bihar and "vote theft" in the elections, accusing them of "working with the support of foreign powers and the funding agenc
Congress MP Amarinder Singh Raja Warring criticised BJP MP Jagdambika Pal for not allowing the Opposition to speak during the Zero Hour of the Parliament.
Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the Election Commission of India is working with the Bharatiya Janata Party to manipulate the voter list in Bihar by issuing two Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers to its leaders and workers.
Reacting to the protest, Minta Devi told ANI that she learned about the issue only a few days ago and rejected the Opposition's use of her name and age for political purposes.
Venugopal informed that the Congress party will also launch a nationwide signature campaign from September 15 to October 16, with a target of collecting five crore signatures to be submitted to the Election Commission of India.
"Rahul Gandhi is the leader of a party which was in power for 55 years. Jo vo mudde uthata hai vo balak buddhi ke mudde hai (the issues he raises are of child-like intelligence)," Saini told reporters here.
Speaking to ANI after walking out of the Rajya Sabha, RJD MP Jha said, "We are using the word 'chori' in a very innocuous manner. But this is a loot. The Election Commission is involved in this loot. The two people at the top are involved in this. So, 'vote chor, gaddi chhodd'...The entire O
"No chance of getting it discussed means what? What kind of democracy is this? Are these 300 MPs silly people? We have our own credentials. The whole world is watching us. Why is the government afraid of a discussion? We had no option but to walkout," Kumar told ANI.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi also remarked that the inclusion and exclusion of citizens and non-citizens from the electoral rolls falls within the remit of the ECI.
"Vote deletion is nothing short of treason. A vote deletion would lead to the death of the Constitution. Vote deletion would lead to the death of Parliamentary decorum. So, LoP Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and leaders of all Opposition parties decided that when the government is stran