India observes National Voters' Day on January 25 each year to celebrate democracy and empower every citizen to take part in the electoral process. The day marks the foundation of the Election Commission of India (ECI), which was established on January 25, 1950, under Article 324 of the I
A case has been filed against Congress leader Naveen Yadav in Hyderabad for allegedly distributing voter ID cards, following a complaint from GHMC and BJP MP Raghunandan Rao's submission to the Election Commission.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shazia Ilmi on Wednesday accused Congress leader Pawan Khera and his wife Kota Neelima of holding two voter ID cards each.
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 matter came to light after Member of Parliament (MP) Representative Vivek Chaturvedi found those voter IDs near the Union Minister's residence, along with garbage, and informed the administration.
Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, on Thursday accused MLC Dinesh Singh of possessing two voter ID cards amid the ongoing allegations on the Election Commission of "voter fraud."
The evidences recovered by the Indian agencies between July 28-29 echo Union Home Minister Amit Shah's speech in the Lok Sabha on July 29, which said that the identities of the terrorists have been traced to Pakistan.
"It has been five days since we have been protesting against this (SIR) in Parliament. The Election Commission should pay attention to this: the way there is an attempt being made to disrupt the voter list, and the way votes are being manipulated. Why don't you allow (verify) people with
Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav on Friday launched a sharp attack on BJP, alleging that the ruling party uses machines capable of generating Aadhaar and voter ID cards within minutes on election day, and asserted that the Opposition will deploy similar methods to counter them at every boot
"In a case of voter registration fraud, two individuals have been arrested for allegedly attempting to secure a voter ID card using forged documents," Delhi police said.
BJP MP Manoj Tiwari accused Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal of targeting people from UP and Bihar, alleging that Kejriwal referred to them as 'farzi' and claimed they were involved in fraudulent voter ID card activities in Delhi.