‘Bihar Bandh’: Rahul Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav lead Mahagathbandhan protest over EC’s voter roll transfer; key points | India News

NEW DELHI: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday joined RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav for “chakka jam” in Bihar over Election Commission’s particular intensive revision of electoral roll simply months forward of the upcoming meeting elections.Rahul and Tejashwi, together with CPI’s D Raja and CPM’s Deepankar Bhattacharya led the Grand Alliance march to the chief electoral officer’s workplace. Rahul and different leaders have been atop a car through the protest march which began at Income Tax Golambar in Patna.Here are the highest developments‘Kranti in opposition to Godi Aayog’While addressing the gang, Tejashwi issued a name for “kranti” (revolution) in opposition to BJP and Nitish Kumar’s “Godi Aayog.”“We won’t allow Dadagiri of BJP and Nitish Kumar’s ‘Godi Aayog’. Bihar is the mother of democracy, and they want to finish democracy here. People of Bihar won’t let this happen. There will be ‘kranti’,” Tejashwi stated.‘What is their drawback’Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party upped its ante in opposition to INDIA bloc for calling “Bihar Bandh” and accused it of resorting to hooliganism beneath the guise of the “chakka jam.”“INDIA bloc in Bihar has no real issues. They have no valid criticism against the NDA government or Nitish Kumar’s administration. Both the country and Bihar are progressing well. Since they lack a proper agenda, the Election Commission is their soft target. The public does not support them, as they are resorting to hooliganism under the guise of Bihar Bandh,” BJP chief Shahnawaz Hussain stated.BJP chief Ravishankar Prasad backed the ballot physique’s train and stated solely “citizens of India” are entitled to vote within the elections.“Today, the opposition parties have called a Bihar Bandh against the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Bihar LoP and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Congress leader and Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and other leaders of the INDIA bloc have come down to the streets I want to bring to the attention of the country towards some important issues,” Patna Sahib MP Ravishankar Prasad stated.“In our country, citizens of India vote to form MPs and MLAs. Also, they cast their votes from where they live. So what is their problem if a revision of voter lists is done?” he added.Highways blocked, trains halted, tyres burntRJD and grand alliance supporters disrupted street and railway visitors throughout Bihar.RJD employees blocked rail and street visitors in a number of elements of Patna in addition to in different elements of the state, together with Araria, Purnea, Katihar and Muzaffarpur.Workers from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, CPI(ML) Liberation and CPM burnt tyres and blocked roads in help of the Bihar Bandh in Arwal, Jehanabad and Darbhanga as nicely.Independent Lok Sabha MP Pappu Yadav additionally reached Sachiwalay Halt railway station and tried to disrupt the motion of railway visitors.“The Election Commission, through its special intensive revision of electoral rolls, is snatching voting rights from migrants, Dalits, Mahadalits, and poor voters. It’s a conspiracy to block votes ahead of the Bihar assembly polls due later this year,” he stated.The Election Commission has said that the continued train is an ordinary process to replace the voter record earlier than each election, as mandated by legislation. Additionally, the ballot physique has launched a drive to weed out international unlawful migrants from the electoral rolls in six states, beginning with Bihar.The Commission reminded all stakeholders of the constitutional provision that solely Indian residents are eligible to vote.“The Constitution of India is supreme. All residents, political events, and the Election Commission of India observe the Constitution,” the EC stated in a press release.The ballot panel stated it presently has almost 78,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) and is within the means of appointing over 20,000 extra to handle new polling stations.More than one lakh volunteers will help real electors, notably the aged, the sick, individuals with disabilities, the poor, and different susceptible teams through the particular intensive revision.Out of the present 7,89,69,844 electors, 4.96 crore electors, whose names have been already included within the final intensive revision of the electoral roll on January 1, 2023, are solely required to confirm their particulars, fill the Enumeration Form, and submit it.The Enumeration Form must be stuffed between June 25 and July 26, after which the draft voter record shall be printed on August 1, 2025. The interval for submitting claims and objections shall be from August 1 to September 1, and the ultimate voter record shall be printed on September 30.