17-Jul-2025 04:01 PM
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New Delhi, July 17 (Reporter) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi today once again attacked the Election Commission, accusing it of “stealing votes in the name of SIR” in Bihar.
In a post on X, Gandhi claimed that the Election Commission in Bihar was “caught red-handed stealing votes in the name of 'SIR”, referring to the Special Intensive Revision of Electoral Rolls being held in the state ahead of the Assembly elections.
"Their job is just theft, named 'SIR'—and now an FIR will be filed against those who exposed them!" he alleged.
Questioning the neutrality of the Election Commission, Gandhi further asked, "Is the EC still the 'Election Commission' or has it completely become the BJP’s 'Election Theft' branch?"
Notably, an FIR was filed against a journalist related to his reporting on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, on July 13. It was lodged at the Ballia police station in Begusarai district based on a complaint from a Booth Level Officer (BLO), according to reports...////...