Amid a row that erupted over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Friday said that his party have no opposition to SIR itself, but rather to its manner, timing, and intent, and Voter Adhikar Yatra is result of that.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee reiterated on Thursday the need to continue the protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and asserted that 10 crore Bengalis will march to Delhi if even one person is denied their right.
According to the ECI's daily bulletin on Wednesday, political parties have submitted a total of 53 claims and objections regarding the draft electoral roll, all of which are from the CPI(ML) Liberation. From yesterday, the number of claims and objections filed by political parties has increa
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, terming it "the most corrupt" in the country.
Legislators of the INDIA bloc staged a protest outside the Jharkhand Assembly on Tuesday against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, alleging voter suppression ahead of the upcoming elections.
Amid the allegations of "vote theft" against the Election Commission in the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Union Minister questioned the opposition on how they managed to win 99 seats despite these allegations, accusing them of "conspiring to demean democracy."
Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said Rahul Gandhi lies constantly and that his claims on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue lack foundation. Fadnavis accused the Opposition of trying to win public trust unfairly and dismissed their allegations as baseless.
The Election Commission clarified that deletions from Bihar's electoral roll require speaking orders after fair inquiry. Exclusion lists are publicly available. During the SIR, CPI(ML) filed 10 claims and objections concerning the revised voter list.
Following the BJP's demand for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bengal, TMC leader and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim said that the BJP can try, but nothing is going to happen here.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday slammed the Election Commission of India and the BJP, calling the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral roll in Bihar, an "institutionalised way" of stealing votes.
In a case from Bhagalpur district in Bihar, two women who came from Pakistan in 1956 were issued voter ID cards, and even got verified during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. However, the glitch was flagged by the Home Ministry.
The two leaders rode motorcycles during the 'Yatra', which seeks to highlight alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.