Tejashwi warns of Bihar poll boycott over voter list revision irregularities

Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav has once again warned of a possible Mahagathbandhan boycott of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, citing alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list.

He said this on Thursday while speaking to the media on the Assembly premises after the House was adjourned.

“We are openly considering what is happening with the voter list and have kept the option of boycotting the elections open,” Tejashwi said, adding that elections have “no meaning if they are



compromised”.

Tejashwi alleged large-scale fraud in the voter revision process, claiming, “Lakhs of forms are being filled at one place with forged signatures. The Election Commission’s process, backed by the government, is a fraud to artificially inflate voter numbers. If foreigners are illegally voting, how did they enter the list despite the NDA ruling Bihar for 20 years and the Centre for 11 years?” Tejashwi asked.

Tejashwi expressed disappointment that CM Nitish Kumar did not answer on SIR in the House, stating that silence indicates government endorsement of ECI’s alleged fraudulent process.