ECI 'fact checks' RJD MP Jha's post on electoral roll
New Delhi, July 10 -- Facing the heat from various Opposition parties over the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched a counter-offensive on social media using the hashtag #ECIFactCheck, labelling posts of several opposition leaders as "misleading".
Since its debut fact check post on Monday night, ECI's official X handle has challenged posts on SIR by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, RJD's Tejashwi Yadav and Manoj Kumar Jha, TMC's Sagarika Ghose, and activist Yogendra Yadav.
On Wednesday, RJD MP Jha posted on X what he claimed was an ECI letter confirming a meeting scheduled for July 10 regarding the Bihar revision, accusing the commission of reneging after initial agreement. "Dear EC ji, is this not your own letter? When we pointed out the time after noon on July 10, your people, after initially agreeing, are now refusing to meet," Jha said in a post in Hindi on X.
ECI swiftly labelled Jha's assertions as "misleading" in its fact-check response, claiming it received "no communication" requesting the meeting from either RJD chief Lalu Prasad or his "authorised representative" Tejashwi Yadav. "Manoj Jha has not been authorised by President of RJD to communicate with ECI vide their letter dated April 03, 2025," ECI replied....
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