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Hindustan Times
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav lock horns in Bihar Assembly over SIR
PATNA: The Bihar assembly on Wednesday witnessed confrontation between the opposition Grand Alliance and ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) members over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Election Commission of India (ECI). Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav termed SIR as 'flawed' and alleged that it was being done in a 'non transparent' manner, prompting chief minister Nitish Kumar to remind him about the 'jungle raj' during the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)'s rule. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar and leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav in state Assembly on Wednesday. (PTI Photos) On Yadav asking whether chief minister Nitish Kumar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were wrongly elected, Kumar intervened asking Yadav to refrain from making unwarranted statements. 'You should remember what all happened during his parents' rule in Bihar (referring to Lalu-Rabri rule of RJD from 1990 to 2005). You were a child. You do not know how people used to never venture out after sunset in Patna during the rule of your parents. We have worked for all sections and ushered development in the state,' he said, asking Yadav not to create a fuss about SIR. The chief minister said though he had spent a lot of time with the NDA, he was with the RJD for some time. 'When I noticed things were not going on properly, I switched back to the NDA,' Kumar said. Yadav questioned the timing of SIR saying the 2003 exercise had taken over a year and the present one was happening just months before the elections. 'SIR is not being done in a transparent way and the poor are facing immense difficulty in procuring documents,' Yadav said. He also pointed out that migrant workers living outside the state were being left out. The opposition leader criticised the requirement of 11 documents for voter registration claiming that the voter list of Lok Sabha elections should have been revised. He said people have got just 25 days to get these documents, which is challenging for economically disadvantaged citizens, underscoring the issues they encounter. However, the legislative assembly was adjourned after RJD MLA Bhai Virendra made an objectionable statement. Though speaker Nand Kishore Yadav first asked him to apologise and then Tejaswhi to ask him to apologise, he didn't, resulting in pandemonium. After 2 pm when the work resumed in the assembly, the House passed six bills amid pandemonium, including one providing social security for Gig workers.
India.com
a day ago
- Politics
- India.com
Bihar Monsoon Session: Oppn Protests In Black, Deputy CM Hits Back On Voter List Row
The opposition, led by the Leader of Opposition in the Council, Rabri Devi, alleged, 'The government is using SIR to tamper with the voter list. It is a conspiracy to suppress votes of backward and marginalised communities under the guise of verification,' Rabri Devi said. During the protest, slogans were raised like, 'Stop trying to usurp elections and SIR is an excuse; the purpose is to ban voting.' MLCs of the Grand Alliance arrived at the Council wearing black clothes, holding posters and placards while raising slogans in the portico before the session began. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary countered the opposition's allegations, stating, 'The Election Commission has made it clear that no citizen—poor, backward, Dalit, or general—is being removed unfairly from the voter list. So far, 98 per cent participation has been recorded in the re-verification process of 19 lakh deceased voters, 20 lakh migrated citizens and 8 lakh duplicate voters have been identified.' He further said, 'The SIR process will conclude on July 26, after which the draft voter list will be published, allowing all parties to file objections transparently.' Samrat Chaudhary targeted the opposition's black-clothes protest, remarking, 'Shani has overshadowed them; that's why they are roaming around in black.' He accused the opposition of misleading the people and referenced past political statements on illegal voters to justify the verification drive, citing that 'over 120 per cent Aadhaar registration in districts like Kishanganj makes investigation necessary.' When questioned about speculations of CM Nitish Kumar being considered for Vice President, Samrat Chaudhary remarked, 'It is up to the BJP and NDA leadership, and they will decide.' The monsoon session is politically crucial, with the government aiming to pass key bills before the upcoming elections. The opposition is aggressively targeting the government on law and order, voter list revision, and unemployment during this five-day session.
Hans India
a day ago
- Politics
- Hans India
Bihar monsoon session: Oppn protests in black, Deputy CM hits back on voter list row
Patna: On the second day of the Bihar Legislative Assembly monsoon session, opposition parties staged strong protests wearing black clothes against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list. The opposition, led by the Leader of Opposition in the Council, Rabri Devi, alleged, 'The government is using SIR to tamper with the voter list. It is a conspiracy to suppress votes of backward and marginalised communities under the guise of verification,' Rabri Devi said. During the protest, slogans were raised like, 'Stop trying to usurp elections and SIR is an excuse; the purpose is to ban voting.' MLCs of the Grand Alliance arrived at the Council wearing black clothes, holding posters and placards while raising slogans in the portico before the session began. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary countered the opposition's allegations, stating, 'The Election Commission has made it clear that no citizen—poor, backward, Dalit, or general—is being removed unfairly from the voter list. So far, 98 per cent participation has been recorded in the re-verification process of 19 lakh deceased voters, 20 lakh migrated citizens and 8 lakh duplicate voters have been identified.' He further said, 'The SIR process will conclude on July 26, after which the draft voter list will be published, allowing all parties to file objections transparently.' Samrat Chaudhary targeted the opposition's black-clothes protest, remarking, 'Shani has overshadowed them; that's why they are roaming around in black.' He accused the opposition of misleading the people and referenced past political statements on illegal voters to justify the verification drive, citing that 'over 120 per cent Aadhaar registration in districts like Kishanganj makes investigation necessary.' When questioned about speculations of CM Nitish Kumar being considered for Vice President, Samrat Chaudhary remarked, 'It is up to the BJP and NDA leadership, and they will decide.' The monsoon session is politically crucial, with the government aiming to pass key bills before the upcoming elections. The opposition is aggressively targeting the government on law and order, voter list revision, and unemployment during this five-day session.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
NDA govt has put people in hard times: CPI
Patna: CPI general secretary, D Raja, alleged on Sunday that the NDA govt's 20-year rule in the state has put its people in hard times. He appealed to people to change the govt for their betterment by voting for the Grand Alliance (GA). Raja, who was addressing the concluding session of the two-day meet of the party's state council held here on Sunday, said: "As a symptom of the hard times, both crime and corruption have peaked, for which the police headquarters has blamed the farmers of the state." He blamed the "pro-corporate and anti-people" policies pursued by the Centre for the rising prices of commodities and reduction in the work opportunities for youths. Stating that the attention of the entire country was on the outcome of the Bihar assembly elections , Raja asked the state CPI workers and supporters to reach out to people with the slogan 'Badlo sarkar, bachao Bihar' . He said that the special intensive revision (SIR) being done in the state was aimed at removing the poor, dalits, migrant workers and people from minority sections from the electoral roll. State CPI secretary, Ram Naresh Pandey, said the five-day 25th state conference of the party would be held in Patna from Sept 8 to 12, and a state-level rally would also be held here on the first day. The resolution adopted by the party's state council rejected the SIR exercise, and also demanded 300 units of free electricity for the domestic consumers.
Time of India
09-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
More than 53K women to get permanent jobs: Nitish
Patna: CM Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said more than 53,000 women of Bihar will soon get permanent jobs in different departments of the state govt. "You all know that it has been decided to allow only those female candidates, who are permanent residents of Bihar, to get the benefit of 35% horizontal reservation in direct recruitment for all levels and types of positions in all govt services/cadres of the state. Currently, the recruitment process is underway for 151,579 vacancies in the state govt's different departments. In these recruitments, which occur in various phases, only those female candidates who are permanent residents of Bihar will be eligible for a 35% horizontal reservation benefit," Nitish said in a post on X handle on Wednesday. "Additionally, the female candidates who are permanent residents of Bihar, will also benefit from this horizontal reservation in the appointments made on a contract or outsourced basis," Nitish said. "All departments have been instructed to promptly fill all available vacancies so that the youths can benefit from this. We are committed to ensuring women's empowerment and their active and positive participation in society in the state," the CM said in the post in Hindi. On Tuesday, the state cabinet decided that the 35% horizontal quota for women in govt jobs will now be restricted to only permanent residents of Bihar. Earlier, women from any state used to take advantage of this quota against the unreserved seats. The Grand Alliance govt, led by Nitish, had introduced 35% quota for women in govt jobs at all levels in 2016.
