‘Who is at fault?’ RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav takes on EC over two EPIC numbers; ‘will give good answer to it’ | India News

NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday took on the Election Commission looking for accountability from the ballot physique over the issuance of two EPIC numbers to him.“If two EPIC numbers were issues, who is at fault? And they ask explanation from me,” Yadav instructed reporters.He additional knowledgeable that he had not obtained any discover from the ballot physique however from Patna registration division.“I have not received any notice from the Election Commission, but from the Patna Registration Department, and I will give a good answer to it,” he mentioned.The Patna electoral registration officer (ERO) requested Yadav to submit the main points of the EPIC card he talked about throughout his August 2 press convention. He has been requested to present the knowledge by the afternoon of August 8 for additional investigation.“The details of the EPIC card mentioned by you in the press conference on 02.08.2025 were requested for thorough investigation, but till now, the desired documents and a copy of the EPIC card have not been provided from your level. Therefore, it is requested again that details should be made available to the undersigned by the afternoon of 08.08.2025 so that it can be thoroughly investigated,” the letter mentioned.Yadav initially claimed that his identify was lacking from the brand new draft voter record launched on August 1, and later alleged that his EPIC quantity had been modified. However, the EC refuted these claims, stating {that a} thorough test confirmed his identify seems at serial quantity 416 of polling station 204, situated at the Library Building of Bihar Animal Science University.