Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday claimed that the people of Bihar are dissatisfied with the Election Commission over allegations of 'vote theft.'
As the Election Commission of India prepares for a Bihar-like Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list across the country, Kerala Chief Election Officer (CEO) Rathan U Kelkar said that a meeting is scheduled with the state political parties on September 20.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) organised a one-day Workshop for Media and Communication officers of the offices of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all 36 States and Union Territories at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on Friday, ECI said in a press release.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday warned the Election Commission that attempts to commit vote theft could lead to public unrest, drawing parallels with neighbouring country, Nepal's Gen Z protest.
However, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not yet announced any dates for conducting the SIR in the Bengal, with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar saying on August 17 that a decision will be taken on it.
The Madras High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to clarify allegations of large-scale voter list manipulation in the 2024 General Elections.
In Bihar, the Congress party led the 16-day yatra, under the leadership of Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, aimed to highlight alleged 'vote chori' (vote theft) by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and alleged irregularities in the voter list by the Elec
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday slammed the Congress party, saying that it neither believed in democracy nor the Parliament, the Supreme Court, the Election Commission, or the Army. He further stated that they (Congress) want to do politics on every issue.
"He (CP Radhakrishnan) is an RSS man. What is there to hide? RSS is an Indian organisation. RSS never speaks against the country, against the Election Commission, against the Parliament, against the Supreme Court, against the Army - something which Rahul Gandhi and Congress do," Reddy told A
The advocate informed that the Supreme Court had issued a notice to the Election Commission and scheduled the matter for further hearing on September 15.
Congress MP Chamala Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday expressed doubts over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) putting pressure on the Election Commission (EC) to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise for their own benefit.
"Everyone who has participated in elections has known that the electoral rolls are not perfect. There are duplicates, dead voters, and living voters who are not registered. Additionally, there are people who have moved to a new address and have two or three addresses in two or three diffe