Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and Chief of Opposition in Bihar Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday alleged that his identify was lacking from the “draft electoral rolls” printed by the Election Fee of India as a part of the Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) course of forward of the upcoming meeting polls.
The Election Fee, nonetheless, refuted the declare and launched a replica of the draft electoral rolls exhibiting Yadav’s identify, {photograph}, and particulars at serial quantity 416.
Throughout a press convention, the previous deputy chief minister related his cellphone to a big display screen and tried to seek for his EPIC quantity, which returned the message: “no data discovered.”
“Now look! I’m myself not registered as a voter. This disqualifies me from contesting elections. Maybe, I stop to be handled as a citizen and stand disadvantaged of the fitting to reside on this home,” Yadav mentioned.
He additionally claimed that the booth-level officer who visited his residence with the enumeration kind didn’t present him any receipt. “However, leaving nothing to likelihood, I had photographed myself whereas handing over my signed and duly filled-up kind,” the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief added.
“The web methodology is what extra folks have entry to. Would you count on somebody residing exterior Bihar to return all the way down to search for his identify within the electoral rolls? My level is to emphasize that when folks like us are on the receiving finish, what to talk of the widespread folks. I’ve obtained to listen to that even an IAS officer couple has discovered their names lacking,” he mentioned.
Yadav had just lately stirred controversy by threatening to boycott the upcoming elections, alleging that the ballot physique was trying to “assist” the ruling Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) via the revision course of.
“I wish to see if any BJP chief additionally has his identify lacking within the draft rolls,” he added.
Bihar deputy chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) chief Samrat Choudhary responded on X, accusing Yadav of missing the essential capacity to conduct a correct search.
“Your identify could be very a lot alongside that of your father, revered Lalu Prasad (Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo). You’d do higher to close your store dealing in fraudulent and false claims,” Choudhary mentioned.
