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TMC MP Sushmita Dev seeks discussion on SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In her letter to the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha, the party MP alleged that the government had been using the Election Commission of India (ECI) to push an "exclusionary" agenda under the guise of a voter list revision, aimed at stripping voting rights from large sections of society
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"Attempt to deprive dalits, tribals, Muslims of voting rights": Congress M
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI outside the Parliament, Ulka said, "...We feel that this is an attempt to deprive the poor, Dalits, tribals and Muslims of their voting rights. The 'vote chori' attempt to steal in Maharashtra and Haryana is also happening in Bihar. We want this to be discussed in the Hous
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"Murdering Democracy": Priyanka Gandhi joins protest against SIR exercise
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This comes amid protests by the INDIA bloc and its leaders in Parliament's premises against the electoral rolls revision exercise being carried out by the EC. The opposition leaders have alleged that voting rights of people are being taken away.
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SIR part of conspiracy to snatch voting rights of poor in Bihar: Congress
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is part of a conspiracy to snatch the voting rights of the poor people of Bihar. The Election Commission of India is also supporting the BJP in this conspiracy. This is very sad... I hope this issue will be discussed in Parliament..." Tagore told ANI.
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All eyes on ruling coalition as Japan goes for Upper House Polls
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Voting has begun in Japan's House of Councillors election, as all eyes are on whether the ruling coalition will be able to maintain its majority amid growing public frustration over rising prices support for emerging parties, Kyodo News reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf expels five members of National Assembly for voti
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
As per the notification issued by PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, PTI has terminated the basic membership of MNAs Aurangzeb Khan Khichi, Zahoor Hussain Qureshi, Muhammad Ilyas Chaudhry, Mubarak Zeb and Usman Ali.
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ECI should take people's concerns over voting rights seriously: CPI-ML lea
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"The Supreme Court gave the suggestion that a committee of three people must be formed, which should have the PM, the leader of the opposition, and a judge of the Supreme Court. But the government reversed the decision and made a law under which the Election Commission was formed," Bhattacha
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"Violation of people's voting rights": Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdh
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
On Thursday, the Supreme Court allowed the Election Commission to continue with its exercise of conducting a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar.
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"Conspiracy to prevent crores of voters from voting": Ghulam Ahmad Mir on
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Just before the upcoming assembly elections, the Election Commission's proactive approach demands documentation that cannot be completed in such a short time in a democratic country. No poor person or labourer can complete the formalities. This suggests there must be a conspiracy by the EC
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Dehradun Police launch intensive checks to ensure free and fair Panchayat
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajay Singh on Friday directed all local police stations to ensure a free and fair voting process, launching intensive district-wide checks to curb illegal inducements and maintain law and order in view of the Panchayat elections.
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Owaisi labels revision of voter list in Bihar as "backdoor NRC"
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The Bihar backdoor NRC serves two clear purposes: it disempowers the poorest people of Bihar and paves the way for their exclusion from citizenship. In this country, voting is the only real power the poor have. That right cannot be snatched away just because someone doesn't have a specif
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"30-40 lakh Biharis returning for Diwali, Chhath may miss voting": Prashan
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor has raised objections to the timing of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, stating that it could result in the exclusion of a large number of voters who return to the state only during the festive season.
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