MP Akhilesh Yadav joins last leg of Voter Adhikar Yatra (Image credits: ANI)
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday criticised the Election Commission of (EC), alleging that the poll body has become the “Jugaad Commission” of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Yadav arrived in Bihar to join the 16-day Voter Adhikar Yatra, led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav, where the three of them then continued the Mahagathbandhan’s ‘Voter Adhikaar Yatra’, in Siwan. “I have come here to join the Voter Adhikar Yatra. I would like to congratulate the people of Bihar for supporting the Yatra. The voice of Bihar is being heard across the country. The BJP is going to go out of Bihar this time. They have subverted the rights in the Constitution,” Yadav told ANI in Patna.Taking a dig at the ECI, he added, “The rights, which are ours of voting, I am happy that the people of Bihar, Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi took out the yatra and have done the work of going to conduct an SIR on the Election Commission, which has become a ‘Jugaad Commission’ of the BJP.”In a post on X, senior Congress leader K C Venugopal welcomed Yadav’s participation, calling him a “steadfast ally” in the fight against the BJP. “This morning, former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav Jee joined the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Saran. Welcomed him to this historic movement to protect democracy. He has been a steadfast ally in our fight against the BJP’s destruction of our democracy, and a strong voice for the poor and underprivileged in UP and across the country,” Venugopal said, sharing photographs of Yadav meeting Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav.Earlier on Friday, the Voter Adhikar Yatra reached Bihar’s Siwan district, where large crowds greeted Congress and RJD leaders. Speaking at the rally, Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on the BJP, accusing the party of vote theft.“BJP leaders are now jumping around uncontrollably – because they have been caught red-handed in theft. Now, we saw the thievery in Mahadevapura, but in the future, you will see other instances, Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, all these places, we will show the BJP’s Narendra Modi’s thievery. That is why all the BJP politicians are jumping up and down,” he said.He added, “Hindustan has now recognised their truth, the vote-thieves. The people gave so much energy to the yatra, that the words, ‘vote chor’, has been spread across the country. Even 6-year-olds come to me and say that they will not let Narendra Modi steal votes.”The Voter Adhikar Yatra, covering over 1,300 km across 20 districts, aims to raise awareness about alleged irregularities in the voter list, which opposition leaders have termed a case of ‘vote chori’ (vote theft). It is scheduled to conclude in Patna on September 1.Bihar Assembly elections are expected later this year, although the Election Commission has not yet announced the official schedule. Go to Source
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