Tejashwi Yadav Says EC Reduced to Tool for Undermining Democracy
Yadav said the report exposed irregularities in the special intensive revision and alleged the poll results were based on lists from Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.
- On Wednesday, Opposition Tejashwi Yadav and Mamata Banerjee attacked the Election Commission, citing an investigation by The Indian Express revealing two election commissioners objected at least 14 times to electoral roll decisions.
- The Bihar Leader alleged the Bharatiya Janata Party intends to dismantle the Constitution, claiming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah manipulated constitutional institutions to secure specific election outcomes in Bihar and West Bengal.
- Demanding the arrest and criminal prosecution of CEC Gyanesh Kumar, Banerjee stated the Opposition previously moved an impeachment notice against him earlier this year, but Parliament rejected the motion.
- Citing "systemic voter deletion, EVM hijacking and state-sponsored poll manipulation," Banerjee announced that leaders of the opposition INDIA bloc will launch a nationwide movement to "protect democracy," while the Bihar Leader demanded fresh Assembly elections.
- Changes to the commissioner selection process now include a Union Minister, a shift the Bihar Leader criticized alongside assertions that the Chief Election Commissioner has improperly exercised authority to undermine the other two commissioners' jurisdiction.
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Tejashwi Yadav says EC reduced to tool for undermining democracy
Tejashwi Yadav accused the Election Commission of excluding eligible voters as they undermined democracy. He demanded the cancellation of recent elections in five states, including Bihar. The criticism follows formal objections raised by two Election Commissioners about the poll panel's decisions. Union minister Chirag Paswan stated that the Election Commission should defend its position against these allegations.
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After damning reports on CEC, Tejashwi Yadav seeks re-election in Bihar and West Bengal
He also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are misusing constitutional institutions and treating them like wings of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Tejashwi Yadav alleges ‘fraudulent’ polls in Bihar and Bengal, seeks fresh elections
RJD leader and Bihar Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Wednesday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of weakening the jurisdiction of the other two Election Commissioners and alleged that the elections in Bihar and West Bengal were conducted “fraudulently” at the behest of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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