Living voters declared useless, names deleted, claims Tejashwi | India News

PATNA: RJD‘s Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday alleged that EC’s credibility had been largely eroded on account of controversies surrounding the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar. “At each booth, the names of at least 50 living electors have been deleted on grounds that they are dead. We have proof,” Tejashwi advised reporters in Araria throughout INDIA bloc’s press convention and ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.Terming NDA as “Nahin Denge Adhikar,” Tejashwi accused BJP of indulging in stealing votes of the poor and disadvantaged. “At his Gaya rally, the PM said EC is working to drive away infiltrators from the country, but in its affidavit before SC, EC has not mentioned this issue,” Tejashwi claimed, including that Bihar, as a land of democracy, wouldn’t let or not it’s destroyed.Dipankar Bhattacharya, CPI(M-L) common secretary, stated EC failed in its job of getting ready “accurate poll rolls.” He added, “BJP has largest number of BLAs, but they haven’t filed any complaint related to the SIR. Does this mean names of BJP voters haven’t been deleted from electoral rolls?”On a query on Chirag Paswan’s jibe that he had change into a “pichhlaggu” (follower) of Congress and Rahul, Tejashwi stated, “I won’t comment on his remark, but I would like him to get married soon…” Rahul joined in, saying the recommendation “also applies to me”, sparking laughter from these current.Meanwhile, police have filed an FIR in opposition to Tejashwi in Gadchiroli following a criticism by BJP MLA Milind Narote, who accused him of posting objectionable and defamatory content material in opposition to PM Modi on X forward of PM’s Bihar go to. Tejashwi is charged with making a rift and disturbing public tranquillity. – Manoj Chaurasia & Soumitra Bose