New Delhi, Aug 30
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday said that political parties in Bihar have submitted only 128 claims and objections so far -- 25 seeking inclusion in the voter list and 103 for exclusion.
This comes despite repeated allegations from opposition parties of “vote theft” and “voter list manipulation.”
In contrast, electors themselves have filed nearly 2.27 lakh claims and objections -- 29,872 for inclusion and 1,97,764 for exclusion. Of these, 33,771 have already been disposed of, the ECI said.
According to the ECI’s latest bulletin dated August 30, the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) [Liberation] alone accounted for 118 of the 128 submissions from political parties. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) filed 10 objections seeking inclusion.
Recognised national parties -- including the BJP, Congress, CPI(M), AAP, BSP, and the National People’s Party -- did not file a single claim or objection.