Rahul-Tejashwi ‘yatra' against SIR postponed
Rahul Gandhi
and Bihar assembly opposition leader
Tejashwi Prasad Yadav
, has been postponed due to "unavoidable reasons".
The yatra, originally scheduled for Aug, was intended to raise awareness about voting rights and "expose" the functioning of the Election Commission.
"Information was issued to the media on Monday regarding the 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' programme, but now the yatra has been postponed due to unavoidable reasons," read a letter issued by RJD state principal general secretary Ranvijay Sahu. "This notice should be considered void until the announcement of a new date," the letter added.
However, Tejashwi clarified that the decision to defer the yatra followed the death of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha founder and former Jharkhand CM Shibu Soren. "We had to reschedule the yatra programme due to the death of the former Jharkhand CM," Tejashwi told reporters on Tuesday, adding that a revised schedule would be announced soon.
According to sources, the yatra, planned as a joint initiative by two major INDIA bloc allies, the RJD and Congress, was being positioned as a grassroots movement in defence of voting rights.
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It also aimed to strongly oppose the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being undertaken in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The campaign was being widely seen as a launchpad for the opposition's election drive and a means to energise party workers across the state.
The sudden postponement, however, has sparked questions about the rationale behind the decision. "We don't understand the reason behind its postponement. The JMM leader died on Monday and the Jharkhand govt declared three days of state mourning, ending on Aug 6. But the yatra was to begin on Aug 10. So, the postponement move looks strange," said an analyst.
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