‘EC Is Now BJP Commission': INDIA Bloc Slams CEC, Drops Hint On 'Impeachment' Amid Bihar SIR Row
/ Aug 18, 2025, 01:29PM IST
INDIA bloc MPs, including Kharge, Akhilesh Yadav, Abhishek Banerjee, and Kanimozhi, protested outside Parliament over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, alleging BJP-EC collusion in 'vote chori.' Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi questioned why the Election Commission demanded an affidavit from Rahul Gandhi but not from BJP leaders. Akhilesh Yadav accused the EC of speaking directly to police officers during Mamata Banerjee's defeat and demanded caste-neutral appointments of BLOs and officers. RJD's Mrityunjay Tiwari alleged the Election Commission was behaving like a 'BJP commission' and slammed its silence on Anurag Thakur's controversial remarks.
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