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India Electoral Roll Revision Sparks Fear and Fury
PASHCHIM CHAMPARAN, BIHAR, JUL 9 – Rahul Gandhi and opposition parties allege voter list discrepancies and lack of transparency in Bihar ahead of polls, warning the revision could disenfranchise millions, opposition claims.
- A Supreme Court petition filed by ADR and allies seeks to halt Bihar’s voter list revision launched June 25, including petitions from PUCL and RJD MP Manoj Jha.
- Revelations show one crore new voters appeared in Maharashtra between polls, many registered at BJP-favoured addresses, while poor voters were removed, prompting scrutiny of voter list integrity.
- Pappu Yadav and Kanhaiya Kumar were barred without explanation from documenting Rahul Gandhi’s rally on a campaign van, provoking jibes from the BJP-led state government.
- As the Supreme Court agreed to hear petitions challenging Bihar's voter list revision, opposition parties called Bihar Bandh, warning of potential disenfranchisement of crores of poor and migrant voters, while NDA dismisses these concerns as political propaganda.
- The Election Commission of India plans to publish the draft electoral roll on August 1 and the final roll on September 30, ahead of the three-month countdown to Bihar's Assembly elections.
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On the grounds of excluding illegal immigrants, the urgent revision of the electoral register in Bihar, in the north of the country, could deprive millions of citizens of voting. The opposition denounces a targeted exclusion of the poorest and minorities.
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