‘EC Conducting NRC…’: Oppn Questions Timing Of Revision Of Electoral Rolls In Bihar
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The ballot physique on June 24 issued a notification for a Particular Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, signalling that electoral rolls might be ready afresh forward of polls.
RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav. (Picture: PTI/File)
RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav on Friday criticised the Election Fee for its determination to replace the prevailing voters’ record, questioning the timing of the transfer in a state the place the Meeting elections are scheduled on the finish of the yr.
The ballot physique on June 24 issued a notification for holding a Particular Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, signalling that electoral rolls might be ready afresh forward of polls.
“The Election Fee has introduced a particular revision of the voter record in Bihar… Which means the voter record of 8 crore Biharis have been sidelined and a brand new record might be generated. Why is that this being finished 2 months earlier than the elections? Is it doable to develop the voters’ record for eight crore individuals inside 25 days?” requested Tejashwi Yadav.
#WATCH | Patna, Bihar | RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav says, “… The Election Fee has introduced a particular revision of the voter record in Bihar… Which means the voter record of 8 crore Biharis have been sidelined and a brand new record might be generated. Why is that this being finished 2… pic.twitter.com/o6i9AlpmbR— ANI (@ANI) June 27, 2025
Yadav alleged that the paperwork being demanded (by the ballot physique) are sometimes not possessed by the poor, and acknowledged that his occasion’s delegation would method the Election Fee over the difficulty.
He accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being “fearful” and making an attempt to take away the names of poor voters from the electoral rolls.
Owaisi Ranges Massive Cost
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi accused the ballot physique of conducting the Nationwide Register of Residents (NRC) by the “backdoor” within the title of revision of electoral rolls.
“The Election Fee is conducting NRC in Bihar by the backdoor. To be enrolled within the voter roll, each citizen will now have to indicate paperwork not solely proving when and the place they had been born, but in addition when and the place their mother and father had been born,” he stated.
“Even the most effective estimates state that solely three-fourths of births are registered. Most authorities paperwork are riddled with errors. Folks within the flood-prone Seemanchal area are among the many poorest; they will barely afford two meals a day. To count on them to own their mother and father’ paperwork is a merciless joke. The results of this train might be that numerous Bihar’s poor might be faraway from the electoral roll,” Owaisi added.
The Election Fee is conducting NRC in Bihar by the backdoor. To be enrolled within the voter roll, each citizen will now have to indicate paperwork not solely proving when and the place they had been born, but in addition when and the place their mother and father had been born. Even the most effective estimates state…— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) June 27, 2025
The final intensive revision of the voters’ record in Bihar was carried out in 2003.
As a part of the upcoming revision train, Sales space Degree Officers (BLOs) will conduct a door-to-door survey to confirm voter particulars and make sure the accuracy of the electoral rolls.
On Thursday, Bihar Congress president Rajesh Kumar additionally slammed the ballot physique’s determination, alleging that it was a part of a conspiracy to suppress the voting rights and electoral participation of Dalits, minorities, and economically deprived teams.
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