INDIA bloc on Wednesday took to the streets in protest against the Special Intensive Revision of the voter list in Bihar ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal shared a post on his official 'X' handle and informed about the development, stating that ECI's decision has "wreaked havoc across the villages and towns of Bihar" and has spread "anxiety" across voters on whether their "right to vote" would be "stolen
Slamming the RJD-Congress alliance for politicising the electoral roll revision process in Bihar, senior BJP leader and MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said that the Opposition's call for a statewide 'chakka jam' on July 9 will only heighten tensions at a time when the state needs peace.
Asking whether the Lok Sabha elections would be held once again, Prashant Kishor said that ECI created the same voter list which was used for the Lok Sabha elections and elected the government. Now, the electoral body is investigating one to two crore people from the same voter list, stat
The Congress MP noted that Bihar's voter list was finalised in January 2025, which was acknowledged by ECI itself. He stated that revisions were being made to the voter list until June this year following which suddenly it was rejected.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday warned that lakhs of people in Bihar could lose their citizenship and livelihoods if the Election Commission proceeds with its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls without adequate time and safegua
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on July 10 a batch of pleas challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) move to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
Union Minister Chirag Paswan supports the Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls, calling it a necessary cleanup to ensure only eligible voters are listed, addressing issues like deceased or non-local names on the rolls.
Rao further reacted to CM Reddy's statement on naming welfare schemes after Indira Gandhi and said that the statement indicated that people would not understand the greatness of Indira Gandhi unless they were stripped and thrashed.