EC Serving to BJP, Reducing Opposition Votes: Tejashwi Yadav; Alleges ‘Not One, However Two EPIC Numbers’ Given To BJP Leaders | India Information
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday alleged that the Election Fee of India helps the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering and dealing to chop the Opposition’s votes. He additional claimed that BJP members are being issued not one, however two EPIC numbers every throughout the similar Vidhan Sabha constituency.
Talking at a press convention in Patna, Yadav mentioned, “Earlier than we had talked about Bihar’s deputy chief minister Vijay Sinha. Now you name it against the law, a mistake, or an expose, we had mentioned it earlier than too, however in the present day I wish to let you know that EC helps the BJP, and reducing the votes of the Opposition. The individuals of BJP are being given not one, however two EPIC numbers for themselves, in a single Vidhan Sabha solely.”
Tejashwi Yadav additional alleged that Muzaffarpur’s mayor, BJP chief Nirmala Devi, possesses two completely different EPIC IDs throughout the similar Vidhan Sabha constituency. The RJD chief additionally claimed that Muzaffarpur’s mayor’s two brothers-in-law every have two EPIC numbers as nicely.
“We’re exposing another factor. Muzzafapur’s mayor, a BJP chief, named Nirmala Devi, she has two EPIC IDs in the identical vidhan sabha. In that too, they’re completely different. Not solely this, however Nirmala Devi has two brothers-in-law, additionally they have two EPIC numbers,” he added.
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The RJD chief additional alleged that names of individuals from different states have been being added to Bihar’s voter checklist throughout the Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) forward of the meeting elections.
“Now, the individuals of Gujarat have gotten voters of Bihar. Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya, who’s in control of the BJP, has turn out to be a voter of Patna. He solid his final vote in Gujarat in 2024, however he’s nonetheless a voter of Patna. He had his identify deleted in Gujarat, but it surely’s value noting that it hasn’t been 5 years, and also you began altering locations and voting. When the Bihar elections are over, then the place will he go after getting his identify deleted?” Yadav alleged.
Tejashwi Yadav alleged that within the final elections, the BJP had focused the opposition by utilizing central businesses just like the CBI, ED and Revenue Tax Division. He claimed that when these ways failed, the Election Fee was introduced in between. He additionally accused the ruling social gathering of being concerned in “vote theft” throughout the 2020 Bihar elections.
“Earlier than BJP had a method of successful elections, utilizing CBI, ED, Revenue Tax was put (on Opposition), when these businesses grew to become ineffective, the Election Fee has been introduced ahead. Election Fee did vote chori, vote dacoity in 2020 (Bihar meeting elections) too. The vote distinction of ours (opposition and the ruling alliance) was simply 12 thousand (votes) and in that we have been made to lose greater than 10 seats,” Yadav claimed.
Questioning the neutrality of the ballot physique, he added, “Some with 12 votes, or 50, or 500 votes, that approach we had many seats which we have been made to lose. Equally, with Chandigarh, you’d have seen how they do it, in broad daylight, they did it. Now there was a CCTV in order that they have been caught, that’s the reason the EC has eliminated CCTV solely. Look how impartial they’re.”
Yadav additionally criticised the Election Fee for not addressing the media in regards to the ongoing SIR, saying, “The vote dacoity has been taking place, however now that the reality has come out, then BJP ki bolti band hai (BJP is silent). Until in the present day, the Election Fee has not finished a press convention; it has not occurred until now.”
Earlier, on August 10, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha mentioned he would reply to the discover issued to him relating to allegations of holding two EPIC numbers.
“I’ll definitely reply to the discover from the constitutional physique. I respect the constitutional physique and think about the Structure,” Sinha acknowledged.
The Patna District Justice of the Peace and the Bankipur Electoral Registration Officer have issued notices to Sinha over the allegations, with the ERO asking for a reply by August 14.
Responding to the fees, Sinha mentioned, “Our entire household had voter IDs from Bankipur. In April 2024, I utilized so as to add my identify to the Lakhisarai constituency and take away it from Bankipur. It didn’t occur instantly, so I referred to as the BLO, crammed the shape, and took the receipt. I’ve all of the paperwork. I voted from just one place final time too; it was in Lakhisarai.”
He added that the deletion kind for his Bankipur entry was rejected.
(With ANI Inputs)
