Giriraj Singh accuses Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav of misleading public over Bihar SIR row
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New Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav of spreading falsehoods and trying to undermine public trust in the Election Commission of India.
“Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav are spreading confusion by constantly lying. They've gone from lying about SIR to misleading their own voters. Even the Election Commission, a constitutional institution, wasn't spared, they insulted it too,” Singh told reporters.
He also took exception to Yadav’s recent remarks about the voters’ list and warned of legal action. “If Tejashwi Yadav, who considers himself a future Chief Minister, continues to spread such falsehoods, the institution will be compelled to take legal action,” he said.
The row began after Yadav claimed on Saturday that his name was missing from the revised draft electoral roll published on Friday in poll-bound Bihar. At a press conference in Patna, he displayed his Election Photo Identity Card and showed on the Election Commission’s mobile app that a “no records found” message appeared for his name.
The Election Commission quickly rejected the allegation, calling it “mischievous” and “factually incorrect”.
“It has come to our attention that Tejashwi Yadav has made a mischievous claim that his name does not appear in the draft electoral roll. His name is listed at Serial Number 416 in the Draft Electoral Roll. Therefore, any claim stating that his name is not included is false and factually incorrect,” the Commission said.
The Commission also released a copy of the electoral roll showing Yadav’s name at a booth in the Veterinary College, Patna.
The dispute is likely to intensify the already charged political atmosphere in Bihar as parties prepare for the upcoming elections.
