New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Ahead of the Assembly elections in Bihar, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday announced the launch of "VoterAdhikarYatra" against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and called on people to "join this people's movement"

Making the announcement in a post on X, the Congress MP said, "From August 17, with #VoterAdhikarYatra, we are launching a direct fight against vote theft from the soil of Bihar"

The announcement came amid the continuous protests by the INDIA bloc leaders and amid its campaign of alleged "vote chori" (vote theft).

"This is not just an election issue - it is a decisive battle to protect democracy, the constitution, and the principle of 'one man, one vot...