Tejashwi Yadav's 'name missing' claim stirs row
PATNA, Aug. 3 -- Leader of the opposition in Bihar assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav stirred a row on Saturday by claiming that his name was missing in the draft electoral rolls published in the poll-bound state. However, after the Election Commission of India (ECI), rebutted the claim and termed it "factually incorrect", the Opposition leader insisted that there was a "change" in EPIC number allotted to him.
The controversy erupted after Yadav demonstrated at a press conference that an online search, with the help of his EPIC number on Election Commission's website, was yielding the result "no records found". "The booth level officer (BLO) who visited my place did not give me any receipt of the enumeration form that I had filled up. But I had got myself photographed while handing over my enumeration forms to her."
He added: "Now look! I am not registered as a voter. This disqualifies me from contesting elections. Perhaps, I cease to be treated as a citizen and stand deprived of the right to live in this house." Shortly afterwards, EC dubbed Yadav's claims "baseless". "He should ask the 47,506 booth-level agents of his party to file claims and objections if they find that the name of any eligible voter is left out or if the name of any ineligible voter has been included," the EC said. htc...
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