Tejashwi Yadav's big statement on the voter list dispute in Bihar, the Grand Alliance, may consider elections boycott
Preparations for the upcoming meeting election in Bihar last loudly, but in the meantime there was a Rukus from Patna to Delhi for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign for the voters list. In the midst of this controversy, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav made a big statement that made a stir in state politics. Tejashwi Yadav’s controversial statement Tejashwi Yadav said: “We (all parties of the Grand Alliance) can consider election boycott. We have this option.” His statement is seen as a sign of serious questions about the accuracy and fairness of the voters list within the Grand Alliance. This statement brought the politics of Bihar to a new turn, especially if the political atmosphere is warm over the elections in the state. Tejashwi Yadav’s statement reflects serious doubts about the related procedures and their transparency of the voters list between the Grand Alliance and the state government. What is Sir campaign? The purpose of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) campaign is to update the voters list and add those who have lost their voting rights or whose name is not included in the list. However, under this campaign, many problems have been revealed in the process of removing some names from the list and adding new names, which questioned the Grand Alliance. Opposition against the Grand Alliance, including RJD, Congress, CPI (ML) and other opposition parties, claims that the BJP-Netish Sarkar deliberately disturbed the voters list by this campaign, causing them to harm them in the upcoming election. Tejashwi Yadav claimed in this context, saying that the government’s intention is expensive and that there is a conspiracy to deprive the opposition parties of participation in the process of democracy. In the statement of Tejashwi Yadav, the possibility of election boycott, there was a strong stir in the Bihar politics because of the option of election boycott. If the Grand Alliance follows this path, it will promote political instability, and there will be an election competition without a strong opposition in the meeting in the meeting, which can raise questions about the credibility of the government and the Electoral Commission. BJP leaders responded sharply to this statement of BJP’s answer Tejashwi Yadav. BJP leaders said this statement of the Grand Alliance is a product of fear and frustration. BJP claims that the voter list process is completely fair and transparent, and that no party can make excuses for its election defeat.