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Union Minister Giriraj Singh defends Bihar voter list revision, accuses Op
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Responding to allegations by leaders of the INDIA alliance, Singh stressed that the practice of revising electoral rolls predates the current government and accused the Opposition of politicising the issue for ulterior motives.
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"BJP preparing something big to commit dishonesty on large scale": Akhiles
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Yadav said, "The Lok Sabha elections were contested recently, and whatever more or less votes are there... There is a different way. But you are making a new voter list. This means BJP has prepared something big to commit dishonesty on a large scale"
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"Only citizen of nation has right to vote": Ravi Shankar Prasad amid oppn
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"As per the Indian Constitution, only citizen of the nation has the right to vote. Why do they have a problem if an investigation is being done into it? The one who is an ordinarily resident in their constituency can vote in the elections. What is the problem in seeing who is a resident o
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Congress MP Jothimani moves adjournment motion notice to discuss SIR in BI
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"The process of voter list revision is meant to strengthen democracy, ensure inclusivity, and correct discrepancies. However, in Bihar, the SIR exercise has raised alarming questions: There are widespread reports of mass deletions of names, especially from marginalised and minority commun
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Gaurav Gogoi moves adjournment motion notice to discuss electoral rolls re
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
"Today, in India, where Aadhaar and PAN cards are considered essential for accessing any government scheme, considering them invalid for verifying the right to vote points out to a major concern. The Indian Constitution grants every citizen of India the right to vote. The current document
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"Election Commission is supreme": BJP's Suvendu Adhikari slams WB CM Mamat
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Adhikari said that in India's constitution election commission is "supreme" and whatever the electoral body does, it will happen. He mentioned that no "Rohingya Muslims, Bangladeshi Muslim infiltrators" will be allowed to enter the voter list.
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"Opposition has no real issues": Jagdambika Pal ahead of Monsoon Session
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Monday hit out at the Opposition ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, claiming they have "no real issues" and are instead choosing to disrupt the House, wasting both time and public money.
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PM Modi to address media ahead of Parliament monsoon session tomorrow
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Monsoon session of Parliament is set to witness heated debates as the Opposition parties look to discuss the Pahalgam terror attack, demanding accountability from the government, and to bring up the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar ahead of the upcoming as
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Bihar-like SIR should happen in Bengal, names of Rohingya Muslims should b
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Wednesday, called for a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal as well to delete all the names of Rohingya Muslims from the voter list.
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"They should not conduct SIR in hurry": AIMIM Chief Owaisi on revision of
Updated : 8 months ago IST
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to rush the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in poll-bound Bihar.
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"Constitutional rights of voters are being snatched": Jairam Ramesh on ECI
Updated : 8 months ago IST
He further questioned why the exercise was being conducted four to five months before the Bihar assembly polls, further stating that there was an atmosphere of fear in Bihar.
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Bihar Polls : Owaisi criticises ECI over voter list revision; rules out jo
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday questioned the authority of the Election Commission of India to determine citizenship of Indian nationals, accusing them of doing "NRC through back door" over the poll-body's decision to Special Intensive
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