‘EPIC’ trouble for Tejashwi: RJD leader’s ‘title lacking’ from Bihar poll roll claim prompts EC to look into ‘forgery’; what poll panel said | India News

Tejashwi Yadav (ANI picture)

NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Tejashwi Yadav‘s title is within the Bihar draft electoral rolls with the EPIC quantity used within the final poll. Meanwhile, a probe in on to verify if his second EPIC numbers is solid, Election Commission of India (ECI) sources advised information company ANI.The poll physique reportedly famous that it’s “quite likely that the second EPIC (Election Photo Identity Card) was never made through official channel”.EPIC is issued by the ECI to eligible voters. It serves as each proof of id and eligibility to vote in elections.The poll physique sources additionally rejected Tejaswi Yadav’s allegation that his EPIC quantity was modified, saying that the RJD chief used the Electoral Roll with EPIC No. RAB0456228 for filling his nomination papers on affidavit in 2020. The sources advised ANI that the previous Bihar chief minister was having this EPIC quantity even within the electoral roll in 2015 and his title with this EPIC quantity exists within the draft Electoral Rolls. They said the opposite EPIC quantity – RAB2916120 has been discovered to be non-existent, and greater than 10 years of data have been checked, and additional inquiries are being made to perceive “whether that is a forged document”. “The other EPIC number – RAB2916120 has been found to be non-existing. More than ten years old records have been checked. No records have been found for the second EPIC number yet. It is highly likely that the second EPIC was never made through the official channel. Further inquiries are on to understand that reality of the second EPIC number, whether that is a forged document,” a supply advised the company.Tejashwi Yadav, who’s Lalu Yadav’s son, kicked off a political storm on Saturday after publicly claiming that his title had vanished from Bihar’s voter checklist, regardless of holding a legitimate EPIC quantity. Displaying the “no records found” message on a big display throughout a press convention, the previous Deputy CM alleged a bigger conspiracy by the Election Commission to erase voters forward of the meeting polls.However, responding to the allegations, the Election Commission of India said Tejashwi Yadav’s title is current within the draft voter checklist. The Commission additionally launched a replica of the checklist along with his title to counter his claim.