Tejashwi Slams ECI Voter Drive, Nitish Calls Him A ‘Child’ As Sparks Fly In Bihar Assembly — WATCH
Bihar Assembly proceedings were adjourned after a heated exchange between CM Nitish Kumar and opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav regarding the electoral roll revision.
High drama unfolded in the Bihar Assembly on Wednesday after CM Nitish Kumar’s intervention during the leader of the opposition Tejashwi Yadav's statement on the special intensive revision of electoral rolls triggered a heated exchange. The situation escalated, leading Speaker Nand Kishor Yadav to adjourn the proceedings till 2 pm, barely 30 minutes after the House had convened at 11 am.
VIDEO | Bihar Assembly Session: Heated exchange of words between CM Nitish Kumar (@NitishKumar) and Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi).
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Yadav, who was wearing a black T-shirt as a mark of protest against the Election Commission's exercise in the state, was allowed by the Speaker to make a statement on the issue, which had evoked protests both inside and outside the House on Tuesday. In his statement, the RJD leader said, “We are not opposed to the special intensive revision per se, but how the Election Commission has been carrying out the exercise is objectionable. Why so late, when elections are just around the corner? They could have conducted it a few months earlier.Only two-three per cent of voters in the state may have the documents that the EC is asking them to produce. What is this fear of fake voters? Does the EC mean to say fake voters have made Narendra Modi the PM and Nitish Kumar the CM”.
The former deputy chief minister also said that the EC has not spoken of any foreign nationals in the voters' list in its affidavit before the Supreme Court. He sought to know what would be the fate of the early 4.5 crore residents of the state who are registered as voters and come during elections from the places where they are eking out a living.
Meanwhile, CM Nitish, who seemed unhappy with the discussion being allowed on the issue, rose in his seat to intervene.
“You are a child. You know nothing of matters like these. Only three days are left of this last session of the House. Let it conduct legislative business. Whatever rubbish you want to speak, you may do it to your heart's content during elections,” Kumar said.
“When his (Yadav's) parents were chief ministers, they did nothing, neither for the women, nor for Muslims, nor any other section of society. The only woman who got something was his mother,” he further added.
Bihar Being Remote Controlled From Delhi: Tejashwi
Lashing out at the state government, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said that the state is being "remote controlled" from Delhi, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah giving "orders" carry out the voter roll revision.
"The way state is being run from Delhi on remote control, with either Prime Minister Amit Shah, they are the ones giving the orders. The SIR too is being done on their orders by the Election Commission. Before, it used to happen that voters choose the government, now it is flipped, government is choosing their voters," the Bihar LoP said during a press conference after the assembly session.
He also repeated the claim of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar being unfit for running the government, alleging that the CM had no idea of what was happening in the Assembly.
"We also met with the Speaker, and we requested as the CM had gotten up when I was speaking on what he wanted. Everyone in the assembly knows what the discuss is about but CM does not know, he says whatever he wants. CM is not in a state to run the government anymore," Yadav said.
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