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EC Publishes Bihar Draft Voter Rolls Showing 65 Lakh Drop; Opposition Protests Escalate

The opening of a 30-day claims period has prompted INDIA bloc MPs to demand a parliamentary debate on the mass deletions

Overview

  • The Election Commission issued revised draft rolls for all 243 assembly seats in Bihar, recording a net reduction of 65 lakh electors and launching a claims and objections window through September 1.
  • INDIA bloc MPs have submitted adjournment motions and written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla under Rule 267 to secure a special debate on the SIR exercise.
  • Opposition leaders resolved to hold a protest march to the Election Commission’s New Delhi headquarters and to conduct public campaigns in Bihar over the alleged disenfranchisement of vulnerable voters.
  • Rahul Gandhi renewed allegations of 'vote theft' by the Election Commission, threatening to release what he called an “atom bomb” of evidence, which the commission dismissed as baseless.
  • Union Minister Kiren Rijiju affirmed that the Special Intensive Revision falls within the Election Commission’s constitutional mandate and ruled out any parliamentary discussion of the process.