Opposition Events To Maintain ‘Chakka Jam’ On July 9 Towards ECI’s Electoral Rolls Revision

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Chief of Opposition (LoP) in Bihar Meeting, Tejashwi Yadav, and unbiased candidate Pappu Yadav will take part in a ‘Chakka Jam’ (highway blockage) in Patna on July 9 (Wednesday) in protest towards the voter listing revision train introduced by the Election Fee of India (ECI) for the state. Reportedly, all events of the Mahagathbandhan will take part within the protest. 

Earlier, ANI reported on Sunday that on behalf of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), the occasion’s MP, Manoj Jha, has challenged within the Supreme Court docket the ECI’s transfer to right away implement the Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter listing throughout Bihar. In the meantime, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Sunday expressed SIR being carried out by the ECI in Bihar, saying that her occasion has to problem the train to revise the voter listing throughout Bihar within the apex courtroom.

The transfer by the ballot physique of India to conduct the SIR train was introduced only a few months earlier than the meeting elections which can be scheduled for later this 12 months.

Preliminary Part Of SIR

The SIR in Bihar is being applied easily on the floor stage with the lively cooperation of the electors, the ECI mentioned on Sunday.

“The preliminary section of SIR, throughout which Enumeration types had been to be printed and distributed, is nearly full with the types having been made obtainable to all of the electors who had been obtainable,” learn an announcement from the ballot panel.

In response to ANI, ECI additionally reiterated that SIR is being carried out as per the SIR directions dated June 24, 2025, and there’s no change within the directions. As per directions, draft electoral rolls that shall be issued on August 1, 2025, will comprise the names of individuals whose enumeration types have been acquired.

Significance Of Voter Listing Revision

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar underlined the importance of finishing up a revision of the electoral rolls, saying that the ballot physique has continually held conferences with hundreds of representatives of political events, who had expressed dissatisfaction with the present state of the electoral rolls.

(with ANI inputs)