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Mint
20 minutes ago
- Politics
- Mint
Minta Devi, face of Congress' T-shirt protest against ‘vote chori', fumes: ‘Who gave Rahul Gandhi the right…'
'Vote chori' row: Minta Devi, a woman from Bihar's Siwan district, hit out at Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, and other INDIA bloc MPs for wearing t-shirts featuring her during 'voter theft' protest at Parliament House on 12 August. She angrily asked who gave them the right to do so while dismissing the opposition's use of her name and age for political motives. "I came to know about this 2-4 days back... Who are they (Opposition MPs) to me? Who is Priyanka Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi to me? Who gave them the right to wear T-shirts featuring me?... I think there are discrepancies (in the list)... I did not get anyone's (from the administration) phone call... Why are they becoming my well-wisher over my age?... This should not be done, I do not want this..." Minta stated. She added, 'I want my details to be corrected... Whoever entered the details, did they do so with their eyes closed?... If I am 124 years old in the eyes of the government, why are they not giving me old age pension? My Aadhaar Card mentions 15-07-1990 as my date of birth." The INDIA bloc MPs wore '124 Not Out' t-shirts with her name to showcase errors in the electoral roll and alleged discrepancies in the voter list. She was named Gandhi's presentation on the alleged vote theft issue. Her alleged age is nine years more than Ethel Caterham, 115, the verified oldest person in the world. Minta, 35, further mentioned that if the government considers her age as 124-years-old, they should begin offering the benefits of an old-age pension to her. She has reportedly been registered on the state's voter list, marking her first time on the electoral roll despite being eligible to vote for several years. Minta declared her birthdate as July 15, 1990, and submitted the necessary documents to support her application for enrollment. In poll-bound Bihar, there have been widespread protests over the revision of the voter list, with parties from the INDIA bloc accusing the Election Commission of India (ECI) of working in favour of the ruling BJP by selectively deleting voters' names to benefit them. The ECI has firmly denied these accusations, asserting that the revision of the voter rolls was carried out with complete transparency.
Time of India
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'Who gave them the right..?': Bihar woman slams INDIA bloc, Rahul & Priyanka Gandhi for politicising her face without consent
A woman from Bihar's Siwan district has publicly rebuked the Opposition's INDIA bloc for using her name and photograph in a protest without her permission, after her age was mistakenly recorded as 124 years in the Election Commission (EC) voter list. On Tuesday, Opposition MPs staged a demonstration in Parliament wearing T-shirts with her name and the slogan '124 Not Out' to highlight alleged discrepancies in the electoral roll. Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 4 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals Batch 2 By Ansh Mehra View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 3 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals By Vaibhav Sisinity View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 2 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass Batch-1 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Reacting sharply, Minta Devi told news agency ANI that she only learned about the issue recently and wanted her details corrected, not politicised. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo 'Who is Priyanka Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi to me?' "I came to know about this 2-4 days back... Who are they (Opposition MPs) to me? Who is Priyanka Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi to me? Who gave them the right to wear T-shirts featuring me?... I think there are discrepancies (in the list)... I did not get anyone's (from the administration) phone call... Why are they becoming my well-wisher over my age?... This should not be done, I do not want this..." Minta Devi said. "I want my details to be corrected... Whoever entered the details, did they do so with their eyes closed?... If I am 124 years old in the eyes of the government, why are they not giving me old age pension? My Aadhaar Card mentions 15-07-1990 as my date of birth," she added. Live Events Opposition turns voter list issue into protest campaign Earlier in the day, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party president Mallikarjun Kharge and other INDIA bloc leaders joined the protest in Parliament over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll. Several MPs wore white T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan '124 Not Out', while leaders including NCP MP Supriya Sule and DMK MP Kanimozhi carried onions as part of their demonstration. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission of failing in its duty. "We are protecting the Constitution. One Man One Vote is the foundation of the Constitution. It is the duty of the Election Commission to enforce One Man, One Vote, but they have not done their duty. We are protecting the Constitution, and we will keep doing it..." he said. CPI(M) MP P Sandosh Kumar declared that the campaign will now be escalated nationwide. "INDIA parties' leaders are more energised and this has become an all-India campaign. We will intensify our fight against SIR. There is more unity among the coalition partners now. This will be a huge fight to save democracy..."
Economic Times
3 hours ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
'Who gave them the right..?': Bihar woman slams INDIA bloc, Rahul & Priyanka Gandhi for politicising her face without consent
Synopsis Minta Devi from Bihar rebuked the INDIA bloc for using her image in a protest without consent, sparked by an EC voter list error that wrongly stated her age as 124. Upset, she questioned the opposition's motives and emphasized her desire for accurate records, not political exploitation. Agencies Bihar woman Minta Devi A woman from Bihar's Siwan district has publicly rebuked the Opposition's INDIA bloc for using her name and photograph in a protest without her permission, after her age was mistakenly recorded as 124 years in the Election Commission (EC) voter Tuesday, Opposition MPs staged a demonstration in Parliament wearing T-shirts with her name and the slogan '124 Not Out' to highlight alleged discrepancies in the electoral roll. Reacting sharply, Minta Devi told news agency ANI that she only learned about the issue recently and wanted her details corrected, not politicised."I came to know about this 2-4 days back... Who are they (Opposition MPs) to me? Who is Priyanka Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi to me? Who gave them the right to wear T-shirts featuring me?... I think there are discrepancies (in the list)... I did not get anyone's (from the administration) phone call... Why are they becoming my well-wisher over my age?... This should not be done, I do not want this..." Minta Devi said."I want my details to be corrected... Whoever entered the details, did they do so with their eyes closed?... If I am 124 years old in the eyes of the government, why are they not giving me old age pension? My Aadhaar Card mentions 15-07-1990 as my date of birth," she added. Earlier in the day, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, party president Mallikarjun Kharge and other INDIA bloc leaders joined the protest in Parliament over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll. Several MPs wore white T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan '124 Not Out', while leaders including NCP MP Supriya Sule and DMK MP Kanimozhi carried onions as part of their of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi accused the Election Commission of failing in its duty."We are protecting the Constitution. One Man One Vote is the foundation of the Constitution. It is the duty of the Election Commission to enforce One Man, One Vote, but they have not done their duty. We are protecting the Constitution, and we will keep doing it..." he MP P Sandosh Kumar declared that the campaign will now be escalated nationwide. "INDIA parties' leaders are more energised and this has become an all-India campaign. We will intensify our fight against SIR. There is more unity among the coalition partners now. This will be a huge fight to save democracy..." (With inputs from ANI)
India.com
14 hours ago
- Politics
- India.com
Bihar: Minta Devi slams INDIA Bloc Protest Over 124-Year-Old Voter Claim
A woman from Bihar's Siwan district on Tuesday criticised Opposition MPs for using her name in their protest over alleged discrepancies in the voter list, after she was recorded as 124 years old in Election Commission (EC) records. INDIA bloc MPs earlier in the day staged a demonstration in Parliament wearing T-shirts featuring Minta Devi's name emblazoned with the slogan '124 Not Out' to highlight errors in the electoral roll. Reacting to the protest, Minta Devi told ANI that she learned about the issue only a few days ago and rejected the Opposition's use of her name and age for political purposes. "I came to know about this 2-4 days back... Who are they (Opposition MPs) to me? Who is Priyanka Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi to me? Who gave them the right to wear T-shirts featuring me?... I think there are discrepancies (in the list)... I did not get anyone's (from the administration) phone call... Why are they becoming my well-wisher over my age?... This should not be done, I do not want this..." she said. "I want my details to be corrected... Whoever entered the details, did they do so with their eyes closed?... If I am 124 years old in the eyes of the government, why are they not giving me old age pension? My Aadhaar Card mentions 15-07-1990 as my date of birth," she added. Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today criticised the Election Commission of India, alleging that it has failed to uphold the principle of "One Man, One Vote," which he described as the foundation of the Constitution. Gandhi further accused the ECI of neglecting its duty, asserting that the Congress party is committed to protecting the Constitution and will continue to do. "We are protecting the Constitution. One Man One Vote is the foundation of the Constitution. It is the duty of the Election Commission to enforce One Man, One Vote, but they have not done their duty. We are protecting the Constitution, and we will keep doing it..." Earlier today, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge joined fellow INDIA bloc members in staging a protest in Parliament over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue. Several Opposition MPs arrived wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan '124 Not Out'. CPI(M) MP P Sandosh Kumar said the opposition intends to intensify its campaign, " INDIA parties' leaders are more energised and this has become an all-India campaign. We will intensify our fight against SIR. There is more unity among the coalition partners now. This will be a huge fight to save democracy..." Prominent leaders such as Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar), MP Supriya Sule, and DMK MP Kanimozhi were seen holding onions during the protest.
Economic Times
15 hours ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
‘Who gave Priyanka, Rahul Gandhi the right?': Minta Devi slams use of her name, photo in voter chori protest by India bloc
New Delhi, Aug 12 (ANI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with INDIA bloc leaders, wearing T-shirts featuring the name Minta Devi, a voter allegedly listed as 124 years old in the Election Commission's voter list, protest over the alleged voter fraud and SIR issues, at Parliament premises in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo/Rahul Singh) Synopsis Minta Devi from Bihar's Siwan district has questioned why her name and alleged age of 124 were printed on T-shirts worn by Opposition MPs protesting against the Election Commission's revision of voter rolls. The 35-year-old says she never gave permission and wants her records corrected. The EC has admitted the error and says it is being fixed. Opposition leaders allege large-scale voter list irregularities ahead of Bihar's assembly elections, while the EC defends the revision as necessary to remove ineligible names. A woman from Bihar's Siwan district has publicly objected to her name being used in Opposition protests against the Election Commission's (EC) revision of electoral rolls. ADVERTISEMENT Minta Devi discovered days later that her name and an alleged age of 124 were printed on white T-shirts worn by INDIA bloc MPs outside Parliament. 'I came to know about this 2-4 days back. Who are they (Opposition MPs) to me? Who is Priyanka Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi to me? Who gave them the right to wear T-shirts featuring me? I think there are discrepancies (in list). I did not get anyone's (from administration) phone call. Why are they becoming my well-wisher over my age? This should not be done, I do not want this. I want my details to be corrected. Whoever entered the details, did they do so with their eyes closed? If I am 124 years old in the eyes of Govt, why are they not giving me old age pension? My Aadhaar Card mentions 15-07-1990 as my date of birth,' she told ANI. Minta Devi's name appears in the draft electoral roll for Bihar's Daraundha Assembly seat, recorded as a first-time voter born in 1900. That would make her nine years older than the world's verified oldest living person. The Opposition says her case exposes flaws in the EC's ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the voter list, which they allege is designed to disenfranchise voters ahead of state polls later this year. On Tuesday, senior leaders including Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Derek O'Brien, TR Baalu and Supriya Sule staged a demonstration in Parliament's Makar Dwar. They wore T-shirts reading '124 NOT OUT' and carried banners declaring 'Our Vote. Our Right. Our Fight' and 'SIR – Silent Invisible Rigging'.Congress MP Manickam Tagore accused the EC of being 'a department of the BJP' and said 'the voter list is full of such fraud.' Rahul Gandhi told reporters, 'There are unlimited cases like that. Abhi picture baki hai (The story is still unfolding).' ADVERTISEMENT The Siwan district administration says it contacted Devi on 10 August after a booth-level officer spotted the error. 'An application was obtained from Minta Devi on August 10 for rectifying the error. It will be dealt with during the claims and objections phase,' the collectorate said in a herself says she mistakenly wrote '1900' instead of '1990' while filling her online form, after no booth-level officer visited her home. 'I am thrilled that, finally, at the age of 35, I may get a chance to cast my vote. Many polls have passed since I became eligible but somehow my name never made it to the voters' list. If the EC has made me a grandma (daadi bana diya) in the process, it is fine with me. I have nothing to fear,' she told reporters. ADVERTISEMENT The controversy has fed into a broader row in Parliament, where Opposition parties have disrupted proceedings since the Monsoon session began on 21 July. They allege the EC's revision is 'vote chori' and claim the voter list is riddled with irregularities, including the registration of centenarians as first-time other women, Farzana Khatun and Asha Devi from Bhagalpur's Pirpainti Assembly seat, are also listed as being 120 years old. The EC has not commented on whether they too are marked as first-time voters. ADVERTISEMENT On Monday, Rahul Gandhi, Kharge and other MPs were briefly detained by police during a march from Parliament to the EC office. They wore white caps with a red cross over the letters 'SIR' and the words 'vote chori' while chanting slogans. The EC has rejected claims of political bias, saying the SIR is necessary because such a revision has not been held regularly since 2004. Officials say many ineligible people hold voter cards and some have multiple IDs in different constituencies. More than 10,500 applications have been received for inclusion in the draft roll, with claims and objections open until 1 September. 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