‘Uneducated’: BJP’s Sanjay Jaiswal slams Tejashwi Yadav’s ‘sootra’ remark on SIR; demands apology | India News

Tejashwi Yadav (Picture from X) NEW DELHI: Bihar’s voter list controversy is snowballing into a political slugfest, with BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal on Sunday launching a fierce attack on RJD scion Tejashwi Yadav for dismissing reports of illegal foreign nationals being found in the state’s electoral rolls. The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise by…

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Bihar SIR row: ‘Sootra ko hum mootra samajhte hain’, Tejashwi mocks ‘illegal voters’ claim; calls EC ‘cell’ of political party | India News

Tejashwi Yadav (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday rejected source-based reports claiming that the Election Commission, during its ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), found people from Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar registered as voters in poll-bound Bihar.“Who are these sources?” Tejashwi Yadav asked Rubbishing the reports, the RJD leader…

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One state, 8 crore voters, one big fight: Bihar’s ballot battle explodes; SIR controversy explained | India News

LoP in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during a protest amid ‘Bihar bandh’ called by the INDIA bloc against Special Intensive Revision in the state, in Patna. (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: A storm is brewing in Bihar’s political landscape months ahead of the assembly election as Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…

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PIL in SC backs EC electoral rolls revision, says they must be regular | India News

NEW DELHI: Countering petitions filed in Supreme Court challenging Election Commission’s decision for special intensive revision (SIR) of Bihar’s electoral rolls, a PIL has been filed in the court for a direction to the poll panel to conduct SIRs across the country at regular intervals, particularly before elections, to ensure that only Indian citizens cast…

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Officials can also rely on field inquiry for inclusion of names in Bihar rolls: EC | India News

NEW DELHI: Amid claims and counter-claims over the special intensive revision (SIR) of Bihar electoral rolls, Election Commission officials said Sunday that the poll panel’s guidelines, issued on June 24, allow electors to add documents after submitting their enumeration forms, till July 25 and even during the ‘claims and objections’ period. Besides, electoral registration officers…

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Tejashwi wants Aadhaar as SIR proof; Election Commission says Aadhaar proves identity, not citizenship | India News

File photo: RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav (Picture credit: ANI) PATNA/NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav led a delegation of the opposition INDIA bloc to meet Bihar’s chief electoral officer (CEO) on Friday, lodging strong objections to the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral roll.The opposition claimed the Election Commission’s current exercise…

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