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Mint
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Mint
ECI flags Bihar voter list discrepancies: 18 lakh dead, 26 lakh moved, 7 lakh duplicate
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday flagged a number changes in the voter list after conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll in Bihar. The ECI said that it has discovered that 18 lakh of the registered voters have passed away, 26 lakh electors have shifted to another constituencies and seven lakh are duplicate voters. In a release, ECI shared that out of the total 7,89,69,844 voters, 97.30 per cent, or 76,834,228, have filled the enumeration forms so far. The Election Commission said that CEO, DEO, ERO, and BLO officials are actively working with representatives of all political parties and have shared a list of 21.36 lakh electors whose forms are yet to be received. They have also shared a list of nearly 52.30 lakh electors who are reportedly deceased, have permanently shifted, or have enrolled at multiple places. Additionally, detailed lists of voters not found are being shared by EROs/BLOs with political parties, ECI added. The poll body has mentioned that a full month would be given to anyone who wishes to file objections for any additions, deletions, and rectifications in draft electoral rolls. Meanwhile, the Opposition has repeatedly criticised SIR, accusing the NDA alliance of taking voting rights away from people. Also Read | Bihar electoral roll revision: EC ahead of July 25 deadline, over 80% enumeration forms collected so far Expressing strong reservations, MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra alleged that the election results in Maharashtra were 'rigged' by inflating the voters and now the attempts are underway to remove voters' names in Bihar. She said the SIR exercise was a 'conspiracy to snatch the right to vote.' 'First, in Maharashtra, elections were rigged by inflating voter lists. Now, in Bihar, attempts are being made to do the same by removing voters' names. The 'vote ban' being imposed under the guise of SIR is a conspiracy to snatch the right to vote granted by the Constitution. We stand firmly against every attempt to trample the Constitution,' Priyanka Gandhi said. Bihar Assembly elections are expected to be held later this year in October or November; however, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not announced an official date. (With agency inputs)
United News of India
14 hours ago
- Politics
- United News of India
Rahul leads INDIA bloc protest in Parliament against Bihar SIR drive
New Delhi, July 22 (UNI) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi today held a protest in the Parliament complex along with INDI Alliance party leaders against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. The Opposition members of both the Houses held protest with slogans "SIR: Stealing Indian Rights" written on placards. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi on social media said, "Joined the protest today in the Parliament complex along with INDIA alliance partners against the vote theft happening in Bihar under the guise of SIR". "Voting is the right of every citizen, and we will not allow it to be taken away at any cost. We will fight unitedly against the anti-constitutional forces," he added. Wayanad MP and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra told media, "SIR process is a murder of democracy, that's why we keep saying again and again that it is completely wrong." Those who participated in the protest included Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, KC Venugopal, Misa Bharti, Akhilesh Yadav and Kanimozhi. UNI RBE PRS
Time of India
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Murdering democracy': Priyanka Gandhi slams government over Bihar SIR row; INDIA bloc protests outside Parliament
File photo: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday criticised the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, accusing the BJP-led government of trying to "murder democracy" ahead of the state assembly elections. 'They are murdering democracy. We have been protesting against it, and this is wrong,' Gandhi said during a protest at the Parliament premises, as quoted by news agency ANI. Her remarks came amid a united opposition protest led by the INDIA bloc against the Election Commission 's SIR exercise. Several MPs, including Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav, gathered at the Makar Dwar steps of Parliament holding placards reading 'SIR: Stealing Indian Rights' and 'Death of Democracy'. They alleged that the revision of voter rolls was being misused to suppress votes and disenfranchise sections of the population. Posting on X, Priyanka Gandhi accused the government of manipulating elections, first by 'inflating' the voter list in Maharashtra and now by 'removing names' in Bihar. She labelled the SIR as a 'conspiracy to snatch the right to vote granted by the Constitution', adding, 'We stand firmly against every attempt to trample the Constitution.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Better Sleep, Better Mornings Start Here ResMed Buy Now Undo Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi also alleged the government wants to 'cut votes', and vowed that the issue would be raised in Parliament. 'The entire opposition is speaking on it and is united,' he said, as per ANI. Congress MP Karti Chidambaram compared the SIR to the discriminatory Jim Crow laws of segregated America, saying it would be 'used as a tool to disenfranchise people of the minority community'. As per news agency PTI, MPs from Congress, SP, RJD, TMC, DMK and JMM joined the protest and slammed the EC's exercise as 'vote bandi' and an attempt to 'steal elections'. They demanded an immediate halt to the revision process. Congress leaders Gaurav Gogoi, S Jothimani, Ranjeet Ranjan and Neeraj Dangi moved adjournment motions in both Houses, seeking a debate on the issue. However, amid loud opposition sloganeering, both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2:00 pm. Earlier in the day, a meeting of INDIA bloc leaders was held, where they resolved to press for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence in Parliament and discuss a range of issues, including the Pahalgam terror attack, Operation Sindoor, the AI 171 crash, and the 'civil war' in Manipur, along with Bihar's SIR row. Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said the issues raised are directly connected to the people and 'must be given utmost priority'.
The Print
15 hours ago
- Politics
- The Print
22 July, 2025: Congress claims ‘deeper reasons' for Dhankhar resignation & other news of the day
The Maharashtra government has approached the Supreme Court to challenge the Bombay High Court's recent verdict acquitting all 12 men convicted in 2006 Mumbai train blasts, which claimed over 180 lives. This follows a High Court judgment delivered 21 July, which overturned the convictions handed down by a special court in 2015, where five men were sentenced to death and seven to life imprisonment. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday expressed strong reservations against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being undertaken by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, accusing the government of 'murdering democracy'. This comes amid protests by the INDIA bloc and its leaders in Parliament's premises against the electoral rolls revision exercise being carried out by the EC. The opposition leaders have alleged that voting rights of people are being taken away. In a letter to President Droupadi Murmu, 74-year-old Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said his resignation will be effective immediately. 'To prioritise healthcare and abide by medical advice, I hereby resign as the Vice President of India, effective immediately,' his letter read. The Congress claimed there is more than meets the eye and 'far deeper reasons' for Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation than the health issues he has cited, and said his resignation speaks highly of him but poorly of those who got him elected to the post. 'No issues': AI on fuel control switch on Boeings In a statement Tuesday, Air India informed that it has concluded inspections on the locking mechanism of the Fuel Control Switch (FCS) on all Boeing 787 and 737 aircraft in its fleet and stated that no issues were found. The inspections were conducted on the directions of the DGCA after the AI-171 crash. On 21 July, MoS Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol informed Parliament that no adverse trend was flagged/reported in reliability reports of Air India during the last six months in respect of AI171 that crashed in Ahmedabad last month. Appointment of 3 more judges to Delhi HC approved The Centre, through the Ministry of Law and Justice, on Tuesday notified the appointment of three judges to the Delhi High Court. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the appointments via his official account on X. Acting upon the recommendations, the President approved the appointments of Ms. Shail Jain, Ms. Madhu Jain, and Mr. Vinod Kumar as judges of the Delhi High Court. Following these appointments, the working strength of judges at the Delhi High Court rises to 43, while the sanctioned strength stands at 60. Preparation for Census 2027 starts: MHA in Lok Sabha Preparation for Census 2027 has started, and a two-day conference of Directors of Census Operations was held at the beginning of this month, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) told the Lok Sabha Tuesday. The two-day conference was held on July 3-4 in New Delhi. The conference featured discussion on the roadmap for the Census and related activities such as finalisation of frame of administrative units, collection of data through mobile apps, management and monitoring of census activities through Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) portal, self-enumeration, training of census functionaries, etc. Bihar hospital murder: Two suspects shot in encounter, 7 held Two murder suspects in the killing of gangster Chandan Mishra in a Patna hospital were injured in a police encounter. The incident took place during a joint operation by the Bihar special task force and Bhojpur police. The suspects have been identified as Balwant Kumar Singh and Ravi Ranjan Kumar Singh, and both are currently in hospital for treatment. 7 militants arrested in Manipur Seven militants were arrested from different parts of Manipur, the police said on Tuesday. Three of them, identified as Khumanthem Umakanta Singh (36), Pukhrambam Naoton Singh (22) and Soibam Bargil Meitei (23), are members of the Kangleipak communist party, and were arrested on Sunday from Tengnoupal district. The other four are cadres of the UPPK and arrested on Monday from the East Imphal district. 18-year-old kidnapped and raped in Odisha An 18 year old woman in Odisha was allegedly kidnapped by two men while returning home with a friend, taken to a farmland in Jagatsinghpur district and raped, police said on Tuesday. Amrendra Das, BJP MLA of Jagatsinghpur, said that the police have launched a search operation for the culprits. British Navy's F-35B jet takes off from Kerala airport British Royal Navy's F-35B jet took off from the international airport in Kerala Tuesday, a month after making an emergency landing. Officials said that the jet, which took off at 10:50 am flew to Darwin in Australia. The F-35B landed in Thiruvananthapuram when it was undertaking a routine flight outside the Indian air defence identification zone, which is a designated area of airspace extending beyond a country's sovereign territory. Saksham Thakur is an alumna of ThePrint School of Journalism, currently interning with ThePrint. (Edited by Viny Mishra) Also read: After The Resistance Front's terror designation, Lashkar is planning evil new war against India
The Print
18 hours ago
- Politics
- The Print
Parliament Monsoon Session: Modi holds meeting with senior ministers
In his customary remarks ahead of the commencement of the Parliament Session, he said, 'This monsoon session is like a 'Vijay Utsav' celebration of victory. The whole world has seen the strength of India's military power. The target set by the Indian Army in Operation Sindoor was achieved 100 per cent. Under Operation Sindoor, the houses of the masters of terrorists were razed to the ground within 22 minutes. The world has been very attracted to this new form of Made in India military power. These days, whenever I meet people of the world, the world's attraction towards the Made in India weapons being made by India is increasing.' Sources said that the meeting, held at Parliament House in the national capital likely discussed and made decisions regarding the ongoing Monsoon Session, which began today. The Prime Minister was apprised about the discussions in the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) and the opposition's insistence on his making a statement in the House according to sources. The PM was also briefed about the opposition's ruckus, particularly their demand for his availability to speak on the issue of 'Operation Sindoor, they said. Meanwhile, earlier today, Congress and other parties of the INDIA bloc identified eight key issues to be raised during the monsoon session of Parliament. These include the Pahalgam terror attack and the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. Opposition members had given adjournment notices, which were not accepted. Opposition parties had been raising slogans in the Lok Sabha in support of their demands in the House. The Lok Sabha was first adjourned until 12:00 p.m. and then until 2:00 p.m. '… The Defence Minister is allowed to speak in the House, but Opposition members, including me, who is the LoP, are not allowed to speak…This is a new approach… The convention states that if people from the government side can speak, then we should also be given space to speak,' Rahul Gandhi told reporters. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra referred to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks that the government is ready for discussion on Operation Sindoor.'If they (the government) are ready for discussion, they should let the Leader of the Opposition speak. He stood up to speak, so he should be allowed to speak,' she said. (ANI) This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. Also read: Op Sindoor uproar forces 3rd Lok Sabha adjournment; Rajnath Singh promises detailed debate soon
