Special intensive amendment of the electoral rolls continued stormy scenes in the monsoon session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly for the third consecutive day, in which the speaker allowed the discussion on the subject after three days of opposition protests.
The decision of Chairman Nand Kishore Yadav to allow discussion despite the objections of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. During the debate, Bihar’s Leader of Opposition Tejashvi Yadav questioned the time, transparency and documentation requirements for the Sir for the controversial practice of the Election Commission to update the electoral role.
“Regardless of the Constitution, regardless of wealth or status, more than 18 years give every person the right to vote. This equality should not be violated,” he said.
Opposition, he insisted, “Was not against Sir” but opposed this process. Referring to complaints quoted by the Election Commission about non -resident and ‘external’ voters.
“The Election Commission should work honestly and transparently, but is not doing so. We strongly oppose and oppose it in the House,” he said. “It is shameful that such an important drive is running and yet the Election Commissioner has not addressed the press to clarify his position; instead, the information emerges only through anonymous sources.”
He also said that the “urgency” to conduct exercise was also surprised, stating that it took two years to complete such a final amendment in 2003.
“If the process is so important, why was it not started after the Lok Sabha elections? Why was it started now during the monsoon season?” He asked. “Bihar is at the bottom in the case of necessary documents, whether it is birth or death certificate. Only 2.3% people have essential documents. Now, 11 documents are being demanded, which most poor people do not have. Most of the poor people do not have. All of the poor, ration card, or menar card are not being accepted despite the suggestions of the Supreme Court?”
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The figure includes 3 crore registered workers and about 1 crore unregistered voters, who despite their tenure, “return to Bihar to vote”. “Now there is a risk that their names can be removed from the roll,” LOP argued.
Addressing the allegations about foreign nationals on the Rolls, he said: “The matter is pending before the Supreme Court. In the affidavit of the 780-Page filed by the Election Commission, there is no mention of any Bangladeshi, Nepali or Myanmar National. Even more than 52,000 Bathal level agents of BJP have not raised more complaints than the Election Commission.”
In response, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar opposed the amendment of the electoral rolls, “An issue due to his lack of work and the upcoming elections”. RJD was also in power once, he used to say.
Kumar said, “Why are you now increasing these issues? Your father was the Chief Minister for seven years, then your mother for another seven years, and then you were also Deputy Chief Minister.” “See what your budget used to be earlier, and now how much we have done for all. Today, it is more than Rs 3 lakh crore and the central government is providing a lot of support … We have surveyed Bihar to identify that there was a shortage to identify. Wherever there was a gap, we addressed them… Whenever needed, whenever needed, we said that we had worked,” he said.
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He again said: “Now Mamla Hai has to be held (But now it is about contesting elections. So go for the competition and you can say as much as you want). ,
When there was an uproar due to a comment made by RJD MLA Bhai Virendra and the house was postponed by the afternoon session, the situation started getting hot.
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