Congress chief and Lok Sabha chief of opposition Rahul Gandhi kicked off his ‘Vote Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar on Sunday. Throughout the occasion, the Congress MP vowed to reveal “vote chori” and added that the Particular Intensive Revision in Bihar was a “conspiracy” by the Election Fee.
“Your complete nation is aware of what the Election Fee is doing. Earlier, the nation didn’t know the way votes had been being stolen. However we made it clear within the press convention how votes are being stolen. Each time the theft is going on, whether or not in Bihar, Maharashtra, Assam, Bengal, we’ll catch the theft and dealing to indicate the folks,” stated Gandhi.
The Congress MP additional alleged that the SIR in Bihar was a “conspiracy” by the Election Fee.
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“I’m telling you from this stage that Vidhan Sabha and Lok Sabha elections are being stolen in the whole nation. Their newest conspiracy is to conduct SIR in Bihar and steal the Bihar elections as properly by reducing the brand new votes and including faux ones. All of us have come to this stage to let you know that we are going to not allow them to steal this election,” he stated in Bihar.
“Bihar’s inhabitants won’t let this theft occur. Why? As a result of poor folks solely have the vote, and we won’t let vote chori occur,” he added additional.
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Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, additional added that the ballot physique’s doorways are open equally to all, calling on each political occasion to boost any downside with the draft electoral roll underneath the Bihar SIR.
“15 days are nonetheless remaining. The Election Fee calls on each political occasion, any issues within the draft electoral roll given to them ought to be introduced earlier than the fee by prescribed kinds within the subsequent 15 days,” stated CEC Kumar.
