As INDIA Bloc kick started the campaign against Bihar SIR, where several opposition leaders gathered and promised to save democracy and deroot BJP from power. However, today (August 18) Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav began the road rally from Aurangabad in Bihar.
The Yatra began yesterday from Sasaram to protest against ‘vote-theft’.
VIDEO | Bihar: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi), RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi), along with other leaders, continue their ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ for the second day in Aurangabad.
The Yatra began yesterday from Sasaram to protest against… pic.twitter.com/WMkoe0JnhR
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) August 18, 2025
Mass gathering of people seen in the rally.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi), RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi), and several other leaders visited the Devkund Sun Temple and offered prayers.
Bihar: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav offered prayers at Surya Mandir in Aurangabad during Congress’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar.
(Source: AICC) pic.twitter.com/XiA31s1tsl
— ANI (@ANI) August 18, 2025
On August 17th, 2025 , Yesterday the Election Commission of India held a press conference addressing several allegation raised by the opposition.
The Election Commission on Sunday hit back at Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over his allegations of “vote theft” made during a press conference. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said, “The Election Commission is like a rock and always stands firm for the voters. People know that these are only political statements.”
EC ने ज़िंदा लोगों को मरा हुआ घोषित कर दिया।
EC ने उन लोगों को भी वोटर लिस्ट से हटा दिया जिन्होंने अभी लोकसभा चुनाव में वोट डाला था।
EC ने एक बार फिर डिजिटल, मशीन-रीडेबल वोटर रोल देने से इनकार कर दिया।
EC अब CCTV फुटेज न देने के लिए बहाने पर बहाना बना रही है।
पहले वोट चोरी… pic.twitter.com/OjXy64cyPu
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 17, 2025
He further said, “If anyone thinks that by showing a PPT, which is not based on Election Commission’s data, and by giving wrong figures, saying that a polling officer confirmed that a woman voted twice, such serious issues can be raised without an affidavit this is unacceptable. Even photographs of women were released.”
LIVE: #VoterAdhikarYatra | Rohtas to Aurangabad | Bihar https://t.co/nMfCQudwtO
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 17, 2025
Answering questions from NewsX, Gyanesh Kumar said, “Voters trust the Election Commission, that is why more than 60 percent vote in elections. This is the world’s largest democracy. As far as spreading confusion about vote theft is concerned, Rahul Gandhi must file an affidavit within 7 days or apologize to the nation. Otherwise, all allegations against the Election Commission will be baseless.”
He also clarified that all 12 political parties in Bihar have time till September 1, 2025 to raise objections about errors in the voter list. After that, no objections will be accepted. On the issue of thousands of voters listed with “zero house number” raised by Congress and the INDIA bloc, he explained, “At panchayat or municipal level, if a house number is missing, zero is entered. The computer also picks zero. But this does not mean that no voter lives at that address.”
Speaking on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, the Chief Election Commissioner said, “SIR is not being conducted in haste. It is always done before elections. Bihar has not conducted SIR in the past 20 years. Its main purpose is to clean the voter list. After several complaints from political parties, SIR is being carried out.”
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