Chidambaram said that mass disenfranchisement is a serious issue and questioned whether any inquiry was done by the ECI to ascertain the "permanently migrated" status of enrolled voters in Bihar.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday alleged that the names flagged out of the draft voter list in Bihar are "disproportionately high" in areas considered opposition strongholds, and demanded a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar.
BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Sunday slammed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for his statement that his name was missing in the draft electoral rolls of Bihar.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday strongly criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the addition of approximately 6.5 lakh migrant workers to the electoral roll in Tamil Nadu under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, calling it "alarming" and
BJP MP Sambit Patra on Sunday launched a scathing attack against Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, after he alleged that his EPIC (Electors Photo Identity Card) number has been "changed" and his name was missing from the draft voter list.
The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, alleged voter list manipulation in Maharashtra, Operation Sindoor, India-US trade deal and the tariffs threatened by President Trump are likely to be discussed during the meeting.
BJP leader Boora Narsaiah Goud on Sunday sharply criticised RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and the INDIA bloc, calling them "anti-democratic terrorists" after Tejashwi's allegation that his name was missing from Bihar's electoral roll.
The Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has claimed that there are nearly one crore Rohingya immigrants, Bangladeshi Muslim voters, deceased voters, duplicate entries, and fake voters in the electoral rolls of the State.
RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav's name is there in the Draft Electoral Rolls published as per Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and no records have been found for second EPIC number yet, Election Commission sources said on Saturday, noting that it is quite likely that the second EPIC (Ele
"If my own EPIC (Electors Photo Identity Card) number could be changed, then how many people's EPIC numbers have been changed? These are the questions we are posing to the Election Commission. This is a conspiracy to cut people's names from the voter list...," he said.
Criticising the Congress leader's remarks, Vijayendra said they were an insult to the voters of the country and the state, as well as against the Constitution.