Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday rode motorcycles through the streets of Araria in Bihar’s Purnea district as part of the ongoing Voter Adhikar Yatra.
Addressing a press conference alongside Tejashwi, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha said the INDIA bloc will soon release a common manifesto for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls. “All constituents of the opposition alliance are working unitedly, both ideologically and politically, and the results would be fruitful,” he said.
Gandhi accused the Election Commission of conducting the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar as an “institutionalised attempt to steal votes to help the BJP.” He added, “We will not allow the EC to steal votes in Bihar. The poll panel is working for the benefit of the BJP.”
The 1,300-km yatra, launched on August 17 from Sasaram, will cover over 20 districts in 16 days and conclude with a rally in Patna on September 1.
