On Wednesday, there was a sharp debate between Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav in the Bihar Assembly, in which there was a sharp noise between the two leaders.
Tension arose over special intensive revision (SIR) of voter lists, in which Tejashwi questioned the process and Nitish defended the government’s record.
Leader of the Opposition, Tejashwi Yadav, questioned the mandatory 11 documents for the amendment form and asked how the poor people will be able to collect so many documents. In response, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was enraged and reminiscent of Tejashwi of his “parents’ tenure, called him a” child “.
Angered by Tejashwi’s allegations, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar reminded him of his parents’ tenure and said, “What are you talking about? Why are you saying this?” When you were younger, your parents were Chief Minister. Do you know the situation at that time? We left you (the grand alliance) because you were not doing good work. This year elections are coming, and people will wonder what to do. Our government has done a lot of work. These people say anything for the election. Did women ever get anything before? We have done a lot for women. RJD did nothing for Muslims. We have worked for Muslims. You are now children, what do you know? People in Patna did not even leave their homes in the evening. We will go to people with our work done. “
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday expressed concern over the special identity and amendment (SIR) process of India’s Election Commission (ECI) for voter lists in Bihar, and questioned its time, fairness and viability, especially for the large migrant population of the state.
He criticized the mandatory of 11 documents for voter registration and questioned how the poor people would be able to collect so many papers.
Tejashwi underlined the challenges faced by the economically disadvantaged citizens and the issues faced by them, saying, “I had only asked for four things. The voter list was published for the first time in February and it could be amended after the Lok Sabha elections. But now they are hasty in every work. Will you bring? “.
The Election Commission expects new voters to submit 11 documents including identity proof, birth certificate, residence certificate, Aadhaar card and mobile number.
Tejashwi argued that this process would cause a poor, uneducated and unfair burden on rural population, and possibly they would be deprived of franchise.
Citing the Rajya Sabha figures, he said, “Our party had raised a question and the Labor Ministry replied that 3 crore Bihari is registered as laborers living outside the state. By incorporating his upgraded persons, around 4.3 crore Bihari stays out of Bihar due to employment and other reasons. They return to vote during elections, but will still be apprehensive that they will now be the Election Commission (EC).
Tejashwi emphasized that the right to vote in democracy is a fundamental right and he urged the Election Commission to work impartially. “Lalu ji says that the right to vote in democracy is a fundamental right. Our objection is not on the special intensive revision (SIR), but the Election Commission should work impartially. The Election Commission has not held any press conference yet. Was the voters who voted in the last Bihar elections fake? Does this mean that Nitish Kumar became the Chief Minister in a fake way? Did Narendra Modi become Prime Minister in fake ways? Do we also win elections in fake ways? About three crore Bihari workers live out of the state, and four and a half crore Bihari are migrants.
Tejashwi said, “They come to Bihar to cast their votes.” Opposition legislators dressed black clothes to amend the voter list and to register their protest against law and order issues in the state.
Amid the uproar, Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav adjourned the proceedings of the Bihar Assembly till 2 pm. The Election Commission defended the special intensive revision (SIR) process, saying that it strengthens electoral integrity by removing unqualified voters from the voter list.
