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Rahul Gandhi Revives Bihar Voter-Rights March as Supreme Court PIL Seeks SIT Audit of Electoral Rolls

The filing asks the court to halt roll finalisation pending an independent review after weeks of opposition claims of wrongful deletions.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with RJD's Tejashwi Yadav during their 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' at Lakhisarai, Bihar on Thursday, August 21.

Overview

  • Rahul Gandhi alleged the Modi government was formed through "stolen votes" and claimed living voters were being struck off as "dead."
  • He resumed the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar alongside RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, engaging youth in Aurangabad and addressing gatherings in Lakhisarai and Munger.
  • Gandhi accused the Election Commission of colluding with the BJP and led the slogan "Vote chor, gaddi chhor," pledging the INDIA bloc would resist in the state.
  • A public interest litigation filed by advocate Rohit Pandey asked the Supreme Court to set up a Special Investigation Team led by a former judge to probe alleged manipulation of electoral rolls.
  • The petition sought a freeze on further revision or finalisation of the rolls and demanded publication of machine-readable, OCR-compliant voter lists to enable independent scrutiny.