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The Hindu
06-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Chirag Paswan says he will contest Bihar election, backs demand for domicile policy in government jobs
Asserting that he was contesting the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar, Union Minister Chirag Paswan on Sunday (July 6, 2025) voiced his support for the introduction of domicile policy in government jobs in the State. Mr. Paswan, who heads the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), made the announcement while addressing a rally in Saran district that borders his Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency. Also Read | Chirag Paswan can fill gap in Bahujan leadership: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Arun Bharti "People have been asking me whether Chirag Paswan will contest the Assembly elections. I want to announce from Saran that yes, Chirag Paswan will contest the elections for the sake of a better future of Bihar," he said, evoking thunderous applause. "I will contest the election for the people of Bihar, for my brothers, mothers, for my sisters. We will build a system in Bihar that will truly take the State forward on the path of development. I will realise the dreams of my father and work for 'Bihar first, Bihari first'. I will live and die for Bihar and its people," he added. आज सारण की इस पावन धरती से, आप सबके सामने मैं यह कहकर जा रहा हूँ कि हाँ, मैं चुनाव लड़ूंगा। मैं चुनाव लड़ूंगा बिहारियों के लिए, अपने भाइयों के लिए, अपनी माताओं के लिए, अपनी बहनों के लिए और बिहार में एक ऐसी व्यवस्था तैयार करेंगे, एक ऐसा बिहार बनाएंगे जो सही मायनों में प्रदेश को… — युवा बिहारी चिराग पासवान (@iChiragPaswan) July 6, 2025 Mr. Paswan also supported the demand for introducing a domicile policy for government jobs in the State, becoming the only NDA leader to do so. Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav has promised implementation of "100% domicile" if the Mahagathbandhan, helmed by his RJD, came to power in the State after the elections. Also Read | People of Bihar will decide from which seat I should contest Assembly polls: Chirag Paswan "For the sake of the youth of Bihar, I am in support of the introduction of a domicile policy in government jobs. This has been a long-standing demand of job seekers," Mr. Paswan said. "I must inform you that the domicile policy was introduced in 2006 but it was withdrawn by the opposition parties when they came to power. The RJD and Congress never think about the betterment of the youth of the State. They always mislead people. If they come to power, they will snatch over half of your wealth via inheritance tax," he claimed. Also Read | At Nitish's turf, Chirag says Opposition leaders fear his arrival in Bihar The Nitish Kumar government has already ruled out the possibility of the introduction of a domicile policy, stating that any such move would be against the Constitution. Attacking the RJD, Mr. Paswan alleged that the people talking about Bihar's development now are the ones who had ruined the State in the '90s.
NDTV
01-07-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
'Bihar Voter List Revision Before Election A Conspiracy': Tejashwi Yadav To NDTV
Patna: The revision of voter lists ahead of the Bihar election later this year has been branded a 'conspiracy' by Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of the Opposition and whose Rashtriya Janata Dal is expected to pose the biggest challenge to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party - Janata Dal United 's hopes of re-election. Mr Yadav also claimed the Election Commission was acting on 'orders' from the BJP; the EC, he alleged, had been effectively told to 'delete the names of poor and marginalised voters'. Speaking to NDTV Tuesday evening, Mr Yadav pointed out an overhaul of voter lists can take up to two years and asked why this exercise had been taken up now, with the election less than six months away. "The last time the routine process of revision of voter list was done was 2003... it has not happened since. And when it happened in 2003 it took about two years to complete," he said. At that time the revision concluded just before the next Assembly election. "Now elections are held to be held in November... two months are left before the notification process begins. That means the Election Commissibon has to make a new list... of eight crore people... in just 25 days. And that too when 73 per cent of the state is affected by floods!" Mr Yadav raged. The comments echoed last week's X post; he accused the BJP of 'conspiring to strip people of Bihar of voting rights', and said the party would 'under the guise of a special intensive revision... remove your vote... (and) deprive you of ration, pension, reservation, scholarships, and benefits of other schemes'. प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने निर्वाचन आयोग को बिहार की समस्त मतदाता सूची को निरस्त कर केवल 25 दिन में 1987 से पूर्व के कागजी सबूतों के साथ नई मतदाता सूची बनाने का निर्देश दिया है। चुनावी हार की बौखलाहट में ये लोग अब बिहार और बिहारियों से मतदान का अधिकार छीनने का षड्यंत्र कर रहे… — Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) June 28, 2025 A 'special intensive revision' essentially means the voter list will be prepared afresh, and the EC has said voters who registered after 2003 must provide extra documents to establish their citizenship. That requirement has been flagged by Mr Yadav and other opposition leaders, including Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who called it a 'sinister move' to enforce the controversial National Register of Citizens in Bihar - as a 'test' case before the high-stakes election in her state in 2026. "Eleven documents are being sought (by Bihar voters who registered after 2003)," Mr Yadav told NDTV, "... but according to the Government of India, only two to three per cent of the people have these documents. This is clearly a conspiracy to remove crores of people from the voter list." "I am not afraid of defeat... but the names of crores (i.e., poor people who may not have access to the documentation to keep their names on the voter list) will be removed. Why? The Constitution has given all the right to vote..." he said, "This should have been done after the Lok Sabha poll." "Even now the forms (for inclusion in the list) have not been distributed in many areas. We are only asking for time from the Election Commission... but have not received any information." Meanwhile, the Election Commission has said voter list revision is a standard exercise before every Lok Sabha and state election, and is meant to ensure every eligible voter is counted and can exercise his/her franchise. The EC cited various reasons - 'frequent migration, first-time voters, non-reported deaths, and inclusion of non-Indian illegal immigrants' - as having necessitated a revision this time. Poll panel sources also said political parties had been advised to appoint representatives as booth level agents, or BLAs, at all polling stations now - to monitor the revision exercise - rather than find fault later. That message was a clear reference to allegations made by the Congress with respect to the Maharashtra and Haryana elections. The Congress, which lost both, has claimed voter lists were manipulated to ensure a BJP victory in both states. The EC has firmly denied all such claims. The revision exercise began on June 25 and the revised voter list is due September 30. The poll panel has uploaded a list of 4.96 crore voters who registered before 2003, and said these people need not submit additional proof of citizenship. "They just have to verify details given in the 2003 electoral rolls and submit an 'enumeration form', the EC said in a statement issued Monday. On Chief Minister Ambitions Tejashwi Yadav also spoke to NDTV about tension over the opposition Mahagathbandhan alliance's chief ministerial candidate. The RJD leader is widely seen as the only real candidate for that post, but the Congress, which is an ally at the state and federal levels, has not, so far, backed him in the race. Sources told NDTV last month the Congress is holding off on that support while it evaluates the possibility of striking out on its own, in an effort to rid itself of the 'junior partner' tag in the alliance. The Congress reportedly also has reservations over what it sees as a 'one-dimensional' campaign of the RJD, which is based on caste factors and, particularly, the Muslim-Yadav base Asked about his own take on the matter, Mr Yadav offered a diplomatic response, "Look, this is a process... there is no confusion about anything in the INDIA bloc (the pan-India, non-BJP alliance that includes the RJD and the Congress). We have our strategy... whether it is about seats or candidates." "There is no confusion about anything," he said.
