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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Indian parliament starts monsoon season: will voter roll change create political storm?
India 's opposition is preparing to confront Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's government over the controversial revision of electoral rolls in the eastern state of Bihar, as parliament convenes for its monsoon session on Monday. Just months before crucial state elections, the Election Commission of India in June announced a sweeping revision of Bihar's electoral rolls — a move that has ignited a political firestorm. Opposition parties and activists have taken to the streets and courts, warning that the overhaul could disenfranchise over 30 million voters, many from already marginalised communities. 'Preferred voters are being added in Bihar and the ones which are not preferred by the Bharatiya Janata Party are being ejected out of the electoral process by the election commission,' Pramod Tiwari, a senior leader with the main opposition Indian National Congress, said at a press conference on Saturday while listing the opposition's agenda for the session. India's opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi (left) receives a giant Assamese traditional Sarai, a cultural symbol of the state, during a party worker's meeting in Bangaon, west of Guwahati, on Wednesday. Photo: AP Under the exercise, residents are required to submit birth certificates to establish nationality, and in some cases certificates for their parents, akin to proving citizenship, along with a list of government-issued documents.
Bloomberg
3 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
India Parliament Faces Uproar Over Controversial Voter Revision
India's opposition is preparing to confront Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government over the controversial revision of electoral rolls in the eastern state of Bihar, as the Parliament convenes for its monsoon session on Monday. Just months before crucial state elections, the Election Commission of India in June announced a sweeping revision of Bihar's electoral rolls — a move that has ignited a political firestorm. Opposition parties and activists have taken to the streets and courts, warning that the overhaul could disenfranchise over 30 million voters, many from already marginalized communities.
