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Time of India
7 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Opposition's '124 Not Out' poster girl is 35, blames EC for fault
PATNA: Minta Devi, the "124 Not Out" poster girl of INDIA bloc's "vote chori" protest in Delhi, surfaced Tuesday to declare she was 35 and blame the additional 89 years on a clerical typing error that led to her year of birth being recorded as 1900 instead of 1990. The voter from Daraundha in Bihar 's Siwan also pointed out an even more bizarre data-entry error - her husband Dhananjay Kumar Singh's name as their "house number". "This is Election Commission 's fault. I submitted my documents online, but now everyone is asking about my age," she told reporters. Minta said she didn't notice the incorrect birth year on her voter card - "15-07-1900" - until after the controversy broke. Siwan DM Aditya Prakash acknowledged the "typographical error", saying a computer operator was to blame. "The correction will be done within a week," he told TOI. Deputy election officer Sohail Ahmad confirmed that Minta had applied for rectification. Bihar's SIR of the electoral rolls has revealed two other "centurions" - 120 and 119, based on official data. One is Asha Devi of Bhagalpur's Pirpainti. The other is Manturia Devi, in Barauli seat of Gopalganj. After the deputy election officer of Bhagalpur ordered an inquiry into Asha Devi's age, designated BLO Farzana Khatoon visited the location, checked her Aadhaar card and spoke to villagers to confirm that she was 120, states an official report. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Remember Him? Sit Down Before You See What He Looks Like Now 33 Bridges Undo Manturia Devi's age was also found correct after a "physical verification", according to a report filed Tuesday by the assistant electoral registration officer of Barauli. Ethel Caterham, a 115-year-old British national, is officially recognised as the world's oldest living person.
Time of India
12-08-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Opposition holds 'T-shirt protest' against Election Commission's SIR, 'vote chori' in Parliament premises
Several MPs of the INDIA bloc staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday against the Election Commission 's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar, with many wearing white T-shirts bearing the name and photo of a '124-year-old voter' allegedly found on the state's rolls. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi , party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, TMC's Derek O'Brien, DMK's T R Baalu, NCP(SP)'s Supriya Sule, along with MPs from the DMK and Left parties, gathered near Parliament's Makar Dwar. They held posters, raised slogans and demanded that the SIR exercise be rolled back. Tuesday marked the 15th day of their protest. Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass Batch-1 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 2 By CA Himanshu Jain 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 4 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals Batch 2 By Ansh Mehra View Program A banner in front of the MPs read 'Our Vote. Our Right. Our Fight,' while another declared 'SIR – Silent Invisible Rigging.' Many MPs, including Priyanka Gandhi, wore T-shirts with 'Minta Devi' printed on the front alongside her photograph, and '124 Not Out' emblazoned on the back. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like He is our only child, we cannot see him suffer. Help us! Donate For Health Donate Now Congress MP Manickam Tagore alleged that the Election Commission under Rajeev Kumar and Gyanesh Kumar had 'become a department of the BJP.' He said, 'Minta Devi is a first-time voter and she is 124-years-old. The voters' list carries her name as a first-time voter. We are wanting a discussion on such issues. How EC has become a party to the BJP. The voter list is full of such fraud.' Protesters carried placards reading 'Stop SIR' and 'vote chori,' accusing the poll panel of colluding with the government. The opposition has charged that the SIR exercise is aimed at 'disenfranchising voters' in Bihar ahead of the state's assembly elections later this year. They have been demanding a debate in both Houses of Parliament. Live Events The SIR issue has triggered a prolonged logjam in Parliament, with repeated adjournments since the Monsoon session began on July 21. Apart from discussions on Operation Sindoor, little business has been transacted in either House. On Monday, opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Kharge and Sharad Pawar had marched from Parliament House towards the Election Commission office, protesting against the Bihar voter list revision and alleging 'vote chori.' They were stopped by police outside the PTI Building, where barricades had been erected. Some MPs sat on the road and shouted slogans, while women MPs climbed the barricades. Police detained the protesters briefly, taking them in buses to the Parliament Street Police Station before releasing them.
