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News18
17 minutes ago
- News18
‘Misleading': Election Commission Fact-Checks Kharge's Post On Bihar Voter List Revision
Last Updated: The ECI dubbed the Kharge's claim as "misleading" and said that there were no change in the instructions of SIR that is being carried out in Bihar ahead of the assembly elections. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday fact-checked Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voters' list in Bihar, who had claimed that the poll body has amended the process of voter verification from asking for documents to only filling a form without any documents citing a newspaper advertisement. The ECI dubbed the Kharge's claim as 'misleading" and said that there were no change in the instructions of SIR that is being carried out in the state ahead of the assembly elections. 'The claim made in this post, that no document is required and only filling the form is sufficient, is misleading. There is no change in the instructions. SIR is being conducted as per the orders dated 24.06.2025. While submitting the filled enumeration form before 25th July 2025 is mandatory, the documents can be submitted at any time either before 25th July 2025 or during the claims and objections period," the ECI said in a post on X. Meanwhile, the Election Commission's decision to initiate a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Bihar's electoral roll in the run-up to the assembly elections later this year has triggered major political controversy. The opposition parties have been alleging that the BJP is trying to snatch voting rights from crores of people in Bihar. On Sunday, the Congress President accused the BJP of conspiring to deprive the people of Bihar of their voter rights through the revision of electoral rolls and said the voters of the state would teach the saffron party a lesson for its attack on democracy and the Constitution. He cited a new advertisement issued by the Election Commission (EC), urging the voters of Bihar to only fill a form under the SIR, and alleged that 'when people rise, BJP backtracks". 'With the support of the Election Commission, the master plan that the BJP had devised to deprive crores of people in Bihar of their voting rights now seems to be ensnaring the BJP itself," Kharge alleged in a post in Hindi on X. भाजपा ने चुनाव आयोग के सहयोग से, बिहार में करोड़ों लोगों का वोटिंग का अधिकार छीनने का जो मास्टर प्लॉन बनाया था, उसमें अब भाजपा खुद फँसती नज़र आ रही है।पहले दिन से ही, कांग्रेस पार्टी Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls (SIR) के ख़िलाफ़ आवाज़ उठा रही है। जो लोग… — Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) July 6, 2025 'Why are people who have been voting election after election being asked to show their documents for voting? 'Forcibly depriving the poor, weak, deprived, Dalits, oppressed and backward people of their voting rights is the conspiracy of the BJP-RSS," he alleged. The Congress chief claimed that nearly eight crore people will suffer because of the SIR. 'The responsibility to correct the voter list lies with the EC, not the public. 'When the pressure from the opposition, the public and civil society increased, the Election Commission hurriedly published these advertisements today, which state that now only a form needs to be filled and showing documents is not necessary," he claimed. 'This is part of the BJP's tactic to mislead and confuse the public. The truth is that the BJP has decided it will crush democracy at all costs. But when faced with public opposition, it cleverly takes a step back," the leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha alleged. Meanwhile, the ECI has explained the need for the SIR across India as its constitutional mandate to protect the integrity of electoral rolls. It decided to begin with Bihar since it is the first state where the next assembly election will be held later this year. It said that the SIR is being implemented smoothly at the ground level with the active cooperation of the electors. The EC added that all voters are directly made aware through more than 77,000 BLOs and 4 Lakh volunteers as well as 1.5 lakh BLAs appointed by all political parties. 'In accordance with Article 326, the orders of SIR dated 24 June 2025 clearly enable all eligible electors to be included while excluding ineligible electors after verification by the concerned ERO," the EC said. Get Latest Updates on Movies, Breaking News On India, World, Live Cricket Scores, And Stock Market Updates. Also Download the News18 App to stay updated! tags : Bihar elections Mallikarjun Kharge Location : New Delhi, India, India First Published: July 07, 2025, 23:35 IST News elections 'Misleading': Election Commission Fact-Checks Kharge's Post On Bihar Voter List Revision
New Indian Express
18 minutes ago
- New Indian Express
RSS differs with BJP on Hindi in Maharashtra schools, says primary education must use state language
MUMBAI: Amid the row over the imposition of Hindi, RSS prachar pramukh (publicity in-charge) Sunil Ambekar on Monday said that primary education in any state should be imparted in the respective state language. The Maharashtra government had earlier cancelled two government resolutions that sought to implement the three-language policy, under which Hindi would have been the default third language. After Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis' decision to introduce Hindi as the third language in primary schools, opposition parties criticised the move, saying that primary education in Maharashtra should be in Marathi only, and no other language would be accepted. Taking a position different from the BJP, Ambekar clarified that primary education in any state should be in the language of that particular state. He said that all languages in India are national languages. 'People of that respective state speak in the language of that respective state only. We always say that the state should give education in their own state language only. The local languages should be taught in the respective state,' said the RSS functionary. The RSS had also previously taken a different stand from the BJP on the issue of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's tomb. CM Devendra Fadnavis had said that Aurangzeb's tomb was unnecessary, which sparked controversy. However, Ambekar addressed a press conference and said the Aurangzeb tomb was a non-issue for the organisation, distancing himself from the BJP's view.
Time of India
36 minutes ago
- Time of India
Primary education should be in mother tongue: RSS
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The RSS considers all languages of India as national languages and feels that primary education should be imparted in the mother tongue, RSS' publicity-in-charge Sunil Ambekar said on Monday. Addressing a press conference on the conclusion of the pranth pracharak meeting of the Sangh here, Ambekar said: "All languages of India are national languages; this has always been the Sangh's position. We should speak in our own language, and primary education should be in the mother tongue."Ambekar's remarks came amid the political row that erupted in Maharashtra after the state's BJP-led Mahayuti government issued a notification mandating Hindi as a compulsory third language for classes 1 to 5 in English and Marathi-medium the political backlash, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis withdrew the government resolution on the three-language policy and announced the setting up of a committee to recommend the implementation of a three-language Manipur , Ambekar said RSS volunteers were actively working to restore peace and foster dialogue among various communities affected by the conflict. He said notable positive developments have been observed, but achieving complete normalcy would require more about the Sangh's outreach programmes during its centenary year, Ambekar said RSS will reach out to every village, locality and house in the country during the year. He said Hindu sammelans will be organised in 58,964 mandals and 44,055 bastis across the country where social festivals, social unity and harmony would be discussed.
