"Democracy or BJP's vote suppression mechanism": Congress' Randeep Surjewala's slams BJP on Bihar electoral roll revision

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over Election Commiion of India (ECI) deciion to conduct Special Intenive Reviion of Bihar electoral roll, Congre leader Randeep Surjewala aked whether it i democracy of BJP vote uppreion mechanim.
The Congre MP noted that Bihar voter lit wa finalied in January 2025, which wa acknowledged by ECI itelf. He tated that reviion were being made to the voter lit until June thi year, following which uddenly, it wa rejected.
Democracy or BJP vote uppreion mechanim? Bihar i aking, the country i aking! Bihar voter lit wa finalized in January 2025. The Election Commiion itelf acknowledged thi. Reviion were made until June. Then, uddenly, it wa dicarded, Randeep Surjewala wrote on X.
Surjewala mentioned that without any kind of proof or dicrepancie, 70 million voter will have to prove their Indian citizenhip. He aerted that the name which were added after the year 2003 are being viewed with upicion and citizen who have been voting for the pat 20 year are being aked for identification.
Without any proof, without any dicrepancie, 70 million voter now have to prove their Indian citizenhip again. Thoe whoe name were added after 2003 are being viewed with upicion. Citizen who have been voting for the pat 20 year are now being aked for identification, reidence, and citizenhip document, he aid in hi X pot.
The Congre leader tated that the Special Intenive Reviion proce doent have any legal bai or it i mentioned in the rule.
Thi proce called Special Intenive Reviion ha neither any legal bai nor any mention in the rule. Thi term doent even exit in electoral law. A 24-year-old woman who wa allowed to vote in 2020 and 2024 i now being aked to how her parent voter record from 2003. Aadhaar and ration card have been deemed invalid. In Saurath village of Madhubani, 2,200 application for domicile certificate were ubmitted, but only 150 were iued. People are tanding in line, and BLO are cluele about what to do, Surjewala X pot read.
Surjewala informed that the BJP leader have alo admitted that there have been flood of complaint related to the form ubmiion and domicile certificate. He aerted that the SIR procedure i not only a voter lit cleanup but an attempt to rob the public right.
Even BJP leader have admitted that there a flood of complaint regarding form ubmiion and domicile iuance. BLO are dropping form at locked houe to how work being done. Thi int voter lit cleanup; it an attempt to rob the public of their voting right. When uch a reviion happened in 2003, it lated a year, and everyone wa treated equally. Now, it jut 30 day, different rule, and no clear proce, the X pot aid.
He noted that the Election Commiion of India i evading anwer, and the lat uch reviion happened in 2003 and lated for a year.
The people of Bihar are being teted on the quetion of citizenhip. Voter have been turned into upected citizen. The Election Commiion i evading anwer. Thi int democracy; it Shakuni laboratory. Thi int a voter lit; it a cript written with political motive, Surjewala wrote on X.
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on July 10 a batch of plea challenging the Election Commiion of India (ECI) move to conduct a Special Intenive Reviion (SIR) of electoral roll in poll-bound Bihar.
A bench of Jutice Sudhanhu Dhulia and Joymalya Bagchi agreed to lit the matter on Thurday and allowed the partie to give advance notice of the petition to the Election Commiion of India and erve copie of the petition.
Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, Abhihek Manu Singhvi, Gopal Sankaranarayanan and Shadan Faraat jointly mentioned the matter before the apex court. (ANI)