The Deputy Chief Minister strongly countered Yadav's remarks on law and order, land mafia, and development under the current Bharatiya Janata Party government.
Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to look into the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi's claim of "vote theft" instead of dismissing the allegation.
In a post on X, Pawan Khera wrote, "Tomorrow 18 Sept, Press Briefing by the Leader of in Lok Sabha, Shri Rahul Gandhi at 10 am at Indira Bhawan Auditorium. Media is requested to be seated by 9.30 am."
Speaking with ANI, he called for a Bihar-like Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters' list in Tripura to address voter list integrity, adding that the Northeast is a key frontier; protecting it is crucial for India's security.
Sharma asked how the names of the people who are being removed from the voter list in Bihar were included. He said that the opposition is opposing the SIR when the Election Commission is separating their "vote bank" through the exercise.
Following the Supreme Court's recent remarks on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Tuesday said that "electoral fraud" is still ongoing in Bihar and the Election Commission has added 4 lakh names of new voters.
According to RJD MP Sanjay Yadav, the rally is being carried out in the districts which were not covered in the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' organised by Congress' Rahul Gandhi, which the RJD also took part in.
A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymlaya Bagchi said the direction passed by it last week was only interim in nature, and the issue of the document's validity as proof is still open to be decided in the matter related to the SIR.
Taking a jibe at Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav, Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Monday said that even after putting in all the efforts in Rahul Gandhi's Voter Adhikar Yatra, the former's leadership was not given due respect by the Congress leader.
He said that the meeting strategised for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections focused on reviewing the NDA workers' conference at the assembly level and brainstorming ways to communicate effectively with voters across Bihar.
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.