Fearing defeat, oppn raising poll boycott threat: NDA

24-07-2025

Patna: NDA leaders on Thursday reacted sharply to the opposition threat that they may boycott assembly elections in Bihar over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Union minister of state for home, Nityanand Rai, said the RJD already is fearing defeat and its leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav has already started looking for an excuse. "Tejashwi knows very well that in the upcoming assembly elections, RJD is going to be defeated again and the public is going to bless the NDA again," Rai said.
The Union minister said in a democratic process, it is the decision of a party whether or not to participate in the election.
"The Grand Alliance has been constantly trying to mislead the people, who, in fact, are participating in the ongoing correction in the voter list. So, Tejashwi is nervous about this," Rai added.
Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha said the opposition has no agenda and they are trying to make whatever they think could be a poll issue. "Chunav ke baad munh chupane ki jagah dhoond rahe hai ki is karan se haar gaye.
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Bhumika bana rahe hain pehle se kyonki unki haar nischit hai (they are staring at defeat and trying to find an excuse)," said Kushwaha, who met Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) patron and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi in Delhi a day before.
JD(U) also took a swipe at the opposition boycott threat. JD(U) state chief spokesperson and MLC, Neeraj Kumar, said the opposition has become a political "rudali" nowadays. "There is a tradition of rudali in Rajasthan, where women are called to cry when someone dies.
The opposition is playing a similar role," Kumar said.
Kumar said RJD leader Tejashwi and the entire opposition is insulting the Constitution and the Election Commission of India (ECI), which is a constitutional body. "The Supreme Court is also hearing the cases on SIR. So, creating a ruckus and disrupting the House proceedings on this issue is an insult to constitutional institutions," he added.
BJP leader and road construction department minister Nitin Nabin said if Tejashwi trusts Bangladeshi infiltrators, he should contest elections in Bangladesh. "The opposition uproar over the SIR and subsequent talk of boycotting elections clearly reflects their loss of faith in democracy. In reality, they are rattled by the development agenda of the NDA govt and has now resorted to baseless allegations and undemocratic rhetoric in frustration," Nabin said.

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Letter from Delhi Police refers to Bangla as ‘Bangladeshi language', TMC demands apology

Indian Express

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Letter from Delhi Police refers to Bangla as ‘Bangladeshi language', TMC demands apology

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Make no mistake: this is not a clerical error. It is a calculated insult, an official attempt to strip a constitutionally recognised Indian language of its identity and portray millions of Bengali-speaking Indians as outsiders in their own country.' 'Bangla is spoken by over 25 crore people globally and recognised as one of India's 22 official languages. Calling it 'Bangladeshi' is a deliberate affront, a vile attempt to delegitimise the language, erase its Indian roots, and brand Bengali speakers as outsiders,' it said, and demanded an 'unconditional apology, immediate correction, and strict action against the officials responsible'. In a post on X, Chief Minister Banerjee said: 'See how Delhi Police, under the direct control of Ministry of Home, Government of India is describing Bengali as 'Bangladeshi' language! 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'This is a direct violation of Article 343 and the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution,' he said in a post on X. 'There is no language called 'Bangladeshi'. To call Bangla a foreign language is not just an insult — it's an attack on our identity, culture and belonging.' Hitting back at the TMC, the BJP said in a post on X: 'Delhi Police apprehended 8 illegal Bangladeshi nationals and referred to their spoken tongue as the 'Bangladeshi language'. Now TMC is outrageously claiming this is an 'insult to our language'. But here's the irony — their entire outrage is rooted in defending Bangladeshis. What does that have to do with India or Indian Bengalis?' 'Let's get this straight — for TMC, a heavily Urdu-influenced dialect spoken by illegal migrants is now the real Bengali language? Is this what TMC politics has come to — defending foreign nationals while eroding Indian identity?' State BJP president Shamik Bhattacharya said he saw no mistake on part of Delhi Police in the letter. 'The language is absolutely correct. You bring a book from Bangladesh and read it and read any book from West Bengal. After reading the two books, you will understand which one is written by Subodh Sarkar and which one is written by some Shafiqul Islam from Bangladesh,' he said. 'So if someone speaks Bangla, he doesn't become an Indian, it is not like his/her name will have to be included in the voter list if he speaks Bangla, such things will not work anymore. In a pre-planned manner with fake Aadhar cards these people have entered Banga Bhawan too.'

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