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Tejashwi Yadav (File photo) PATNA: Bihar’s opposition bloc and NDA claimed victory and attacked each other after SC didn’t stop special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state but advised EC to consider Aadhaar, voter ID, and ration cards for verification.Leader of opposition in the assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, accused EC of acting…
(Photo: X) NEW DELHI: A video from Wednesday’s Bihar Bandh protest seemingly showed Congress leaders Kanhaiya Kumar and Pappu Yadav being stopped from boarding a protest vehicle carrying Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav and other senior INDIA bloc leaders in Patna.The leaders were participating in the ‘Bihar Bandh’ rally, organised to oppose the Election Commission of…
NEW DELHI: The Mahagathbandhan alliance on Wednesday kicked off a “Bihar Bandh” protesting against the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls by the Election Commission.Opposition leaders, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav, will lead a protest rally in Patna and plan to encircle the Chief Electoral Office in the state…
Initial phase of Bihar SIR completed, says ECI NEW DELHI: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar is being implemented smoothly at the ground level with the active cooperation of the electors, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Sunday. “The initial phase of SIR, during which Enumeration forms were to be printed and…
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal on Saturday stepped up the attack against Election Commission’s special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar by asking people to “refuse” to show any documents to the officials.Former Bihar chief minister Rabri Devi, during her address on the occasion of party’s 28th foundation day, accused the Centre of hatching…
NEW DELHI: A fresh controversy has erupted in poll-bound Bihar over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral rolls, a process the Election Commission of India (ECI) insists is legally mandated, even as opposition parties allege it could end up deleting “tens of lakhs” of genuine voters, especially the poor, migrants, and…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks to the media as she reviews the preparation on the eve of Rath Yatra at Digha Jagannath temple, in Purba Medinipur on Thursday. (ANI) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of acting as a “stooge of the…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission is contemplating a house-to-house verification exercise during the special summary revision of electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of assembly polls, aimed at not just adding eligible electors, but also deleting bogus entries, including foreign illegal immigrants erroneously included in the rolls.The last such rigorous roll revision – involving visits by booth-level…
