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India Today
2 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
BJP MP's 'arrogant' swipe at Rahul Gandhi after he claims being gagged
BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal on Monday took a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, calling him arrogant, after the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha claimed he was not being allowed to speak in the House on the first day of the Monsoon Session."Rahul Gandhi did not even give a notice on Operation Sindoor. This shows how arrogant he is. Even if he was given a chance to speak, he would not have said even two words," Jaiswal told news agency the first day of the Monsoon Session descended into chaos, adjournments and walkouts, Rahul Gandhi alleged bias, saying he was not allowed to speak in the Lok Sabha despite being the Leader of the Opposition. "Defence Minister and others from the government are allowed to speak, but Opposition leaders are not allowed to speak. I am the Leader of Opposition, it is my right to speak, but they don't let me speak," the Congress MP told reporters outside erupted in both Houses of Parliament soon after proceedings began, with the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourned following the Opposition's demand for an immediate discussion on Operation Opposition raised slogans in both Houses over its demand for a discussion on Operation Sindoor, under which Indian armed forces carried out attacks on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed 26 Sabha Speaker Om Birla said he was ready to allow the members to raise all issues, including Operation Sindoor, after Question Hour - the first hour of the day when members raise questions related to different ministries and government has allocated 16 hours for a debate on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha and nine hours in the Rajya Sabha. The debate is likely to happen next week.- EndsMust Watch IN THIS STORY#Bharatiya Janta Party#Indian National Congress#Parliament
News18
6 days ago
- Politics
- News18
'He Is Not Educated': BJP Leader Hits Out At Tejashwi Yadav For 'Like Urine' Remarks
Last Updated: Tejashwi Yadav was criticised by the BJP after he said that he considers the sources reporting the presence of foreign nationals with Indian documents in Bihar as 'urine.' The Election Commission of India's (ECI) Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have found the presence of foreign nationals with Indian documents such as Aadhaar, domicile certificates, and ration cards during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav rubbished all such claims. He said that he considers such 'sutras" (sources) as 'mutra" (urine). Hours after his remark, Yadav faced massive criticism from the BJP, with party leader Sanjay Jaiswal calling him 'uneducated and irresponsible." Speaking to ANI, Jaiswal urged him to apologise, express regret, and take an oath not to speak beyond what he is taught at home. 'Only Tejashwi Yadav can make such comments about media personnel or any human being in general. The problem with Tejashwi Yadav is that he is not educated, which is why the people at his home make him memorise whatever they want, and he just repeats it. But if someone asks him a question outside of that, he will create this kind of mess,' he said. #WATCH | Bettiah, Bihar: On the statement of Bihar Legislative Assembly LoP & RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal says, '…Only Tejashwi Yadav can make such comments about media personnel or any human being in general. The problem with Tejashwi Yadav is that he… — ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2025 Notably, the ECI BLOs on Sunday said that they found the presence of foreign nationals, including those from Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, with Indian documents like Aadhaar cards, domicile certificates, and ration cards during house-to-house visits carried out as part of the SIR. Tejashwi Yadav reacted sharply to the news and said,"Who are these sources? These are the same sources that said that Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore have been captured. 'Ye sootra ko hum mootra samajhte hai' (We consider these sources to be urine)." 'SIR was conducted for the last time in 2003 under the UPA government. Since then, we have seen many elections, including the ones in 2014, 2019, and 2024. In those elections, we lost by three to four lakhs. Does that mean all these foreigners voted for PM Modi?" he added. view comments First Published: July 14, 2025, 07:01 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Indian Express
7 days ago
- Politics
- Indian Express
EC's SIR in Bihar should serve as a template for other states
As the special drive launched in Bihar by the Election Commission of India to rid the electoral rolls of all errors enters its fourth week, some positives are already visible. The booth-level officers (BLOs), who have fanned out across the state to distribute and collect the enumeration forms, while moving around from one house to another in the areas covered by their respective booths, have found that 1.59 per cent of voters had died in the intervening period. This translates to a whopping 12.5 lakh electors. Another 2.2 per cent, whose names appeared on the voter list, had migrated to other states. This amounts to 17.5 lakh voters in a state with a total voter base of 7.90 crore. As many as 5.5 lakh voters, or 0.73 per cent, had their names appearing at two places in the electoral roll. The voters of Bihar, it is clear, have given their thumbs-up to the drive, and delivered a snub to the parties that have been trying to create doubts about the ECI's decision to go in for a 'Special Intensive Revision (SIR)'' of the electoral roll. This could be deduced from the fact that the BLOs had, till July 15, succeeded in disbursing enumeration forms to 88.18 per cent of the voters. Of these, 83.66 per cent had submitted their filled-up forms to the BLOs. By the time the first phase of the SIR draws to a close, it is estimated that almost all bona fide citizens of the state will have been covered. It follows that the names of people who fail to provide any citizenship proof will have to be deleted from the electoral roll. As reported widely in the media, the Election Commission, during the course of its drive to collect filled-up enumeration forms, stumbled upon several illegal migrants from Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar. They had, over a period of time, somehow found their way into the voter list, despite the fact that they had failed to submit any citizenship proof. Former Bihar BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal, the party's chief whip in the Lok Sabha, while speaking to newspersons in Patna on July 9, laid threadbare the conspiracy launched by the Opposition parties to shore up their fortunes in the districts close to Bangladesh by demanding the inclusion of Aadhaar as proof of citizenship. 'In Kishanganj district, the number of Aadhaar cards in circulation is an impossible 105 per cent. In neighbouring Araria, the figure is marginally lower at 103 per cent. It is clear that a whole lot of illegal Rohingyas and Bangladeshis have succeeded in laying their hands on Aadhaar cards,'' he pointed out. He also alleged that since June 25, when the SIR was rolled out in Bihar, there had been a scramble among the people of Kishanganj to procure proofs of residence. 'As many as 2.27 lakh people had filled up forms for address proofs. This amounts to 27 per cent of the district's population. How is this possible? It is evident that the people behind this are Rohingyas and Bangladeshis, who want to smuggle their way into the voter list,'' the BJP leader said. The election watchdog needs to be lauded for deciding to go in for electoral roll revision in the state on such a massive scale. Its success should serve as a template for similar campaigns in other states. In embarking on the SIR, the ECI is working strictly according to the mandate bestowed upon it by Article 324 of the Constitution of India and Section 21 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, along with other provisions of the latter. In keeping with this, it asked the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)/District Election Officer to aid the ERO to fulfil the Constitutional mandate that 'every eligible person, as per Article 326 of the Constitution of India, read with Section 16 and 19 of the RPA, 1950, is enrolled as an elector'. The circular issued by the ECI on June 24, 2025, clearly mentioned that 'while carrying out the SIR of the electoral rolls, the ERO (Electoral Registration Officer) of each Assembly constituency shall be responsible for ensuring that no eligible citizen is left out, while no ineligible person is included in the electoral roll'. This is not the first time that the ECI is undertaking such an exercise. It has done so several times in the past, across the country, or in individual states. In Bihar, the revision of electoral rolls on such a massive scale took place way back in 2003, when the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was at the helm in the state. The BJP and the NDA, in keeping with their resolve to play the role of a constructive Opposition, had offered full support to the SIR. Contrast this with the conduct of the Opposition parties in the state now. In an attempt to whip up popular frenzy and communal tension, the RJD-Congress-Left combine organised a bandh across the state on July 10. Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi put in a token appearance during the protest march in Patna, held a day before the Supreme Court's hearing on a clutch of petitions against the SIR. The bandh failed to elicit any response in the state. The Opposition's attempts to erect roadblocks in the path of the SIR received a further setback when the Supreme Court declined to put a stay on the electoral roll revision. The SIR has built-in checks. The draft electoral roll will be unveiled on August 1. Individuals, civil society organisations and political parties will then get a full month's time to submit their objections. When it comes to matters of national security and interest, the Opposition parties should shun their narrow and parochial agendas and rise to the occasion. They have clearly failed the people of India. The writer is Member of Legislative Council in Bihar, and prabhari of Mizoram BJP
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Business Standard
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
BJP appoints Manmohan Samal as Odisha president for 2nd consecutive term
Samal's reappointment to the post was announced by the BJP's central election observer Sanjay Jaiswal in the presence of senior leaders at the party's state headquarters Press Trust of India Bhubaneswar The ruling BJP on Tuesday reappointed Manmohan Samal as its Odisha unit president. Samal's reappointment to the post was announced by the BJP's central election observer Sanjay Jaiswal in the presence of senior leaders at the party's state headquarters. He was the lone leader to file the nomination for the post and, therefore, elected unopposed, Jaiswal said. This will be Samal's second consecutive term and fourth term in all. His earlier three terms were from November 1999 to October 2000, October 2000 to May 2004, and March 2023 to July 2025. Born on April 15, 1959, in Bhadrak district, Samal belongs to the OBC community, which constitutes more than 50 per cent of the state's population. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
India Gazette
04-07-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
He won from Purnia because of Tejashwi Yadav's mercy: BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal hits out at Pappu Yadav
ANI 04 Jul 2025, 12:31 GMT+10 Bettiah (Bihar) [India], July 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sanjay Jaiswal on Friday slammed Purnia MP Pappu Yadav and said that he won the election due to 'mercy' of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. The BJP MP mentioned that Pappu Yadav always became an MLA by 'looting' the ballot boxes. 'Pappu Yadav has always become an MLA by looting ballot papers from booths... He won from Purnia because of Tejashwi Yadav's mercy... If scams didn't occur during voter inspection under the biggest fraudster, Lalu Yadav, then why do they think any scam will happen now?', the BJP MP said. Sanjay Jaiswal claimed that Tejashwi Yadav fielded Bima Bharti from the 'backwards' community for the sake to 'divert' votes and asked the people of 'all communities' to vote for Pappu Yadav. 'Tejaswi Yadav deliberately made a girl from a backwards community contest the election to divert votes, and asked people of all communities to vote for Pappu Yadav', Sanjay Jaiswal told ANI. Furthermore, the BJP MP slammed the opposition over criticising the ECI's decision to conduct electoral revision in Bihar. Sanjay Jaiswal stated that around 7.5 crore people do not have to show their documents for the electoral revision whose parents' name is there in the voter list. He noted that the Supreme Court of India has said that Aadhar Card is not mandatory for all purposes due to which only 70 to 80 lakh people have to show their documents for the electoral revision. 'Tejaswi Yadav deliberately made a girl from a backwards community contest the election to divert votes, and asked people of all communities to vote for Pappu Yadav... As far as voter inspection is concerned, around 7-7.5 crore people do not need to show their documents whose parents' or grandparents' names are in the voter list... Only 70-80 lakhs of people have to show their documents. The Supreme Court has said that the Aadhaar card is not mandatory for all purposes. Do you want the Election Commission to go against the Supreme Court?', Sanjay Jaiswal said. (ANI)
