Priyanka Gandhi will enter the political battlefield of Bihar, will worship at Sita temple, will roar in the stronghold of NDA
Assembly elections are going to be held in Bihar. Rahul Gandhi has started the election campaign on behalf of Congress. He has set out on the Voter Rights Yatra. Priyanka Gandhi will also join this journey. She will hold public meetings in Supaul and Madhubani. She also has a program to visit Janaki temple. Priyanka Gandhi will join the Voter Rights Yatra. Patna: Assembly elections are going to be held in Bihar. In the election environment, former Congress Party President and MP Rahul Gandhi has taken the lead. Rahul Gandhi is taking out ‘Voter Rights Yatra’ in Bihar. This journey started from Sasaram on 17 August. The target of this journey is to reach 50 assembly seats in 23 districts. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav is also with Rahul Gandhi. Now to support Rahul Gandhi, his sister Priyanka Gandhi will also join this journey. Priyanka Gandhi’s first big program in Bihar Along with Rahul Gandhi, now his sister Priyanka Gandhi is also going to be a part of this campaign. Priyanka will visit Bihar on a two-day tour on 26 and 27 August. On 26 August, she will join the Voter Rights Yatra in Supaul and Madhubani. On 27 August, she is scheduled to offer prayers at the Janaki temple. Along with this, there will also be a road show in Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur. This is Priyanka’s first big program in Bihar after joining active politics. Congress’ performance in NDA’s stronghold The areas where Priyanka Gandhi will hold road shows and join the yatra are traditionally considered the stronghold of NDA and BJP. However, these areas have once been a strong base of Congress as well. The party is now trying to regain its lost ground. Priyanka’s entry on Haritalika Teej The day Priyanka Gandhi will join the yatra is the same day Haritalika Teej is celebrated in Bihar and eastern UP. It is being linked to women who are considered to be Nitish Kumar’s core vote bank. Political analysts believe that through this strategy, the Congress wants to send a direct message to women. At the same time, Priyanka’s worship at the Janaki temple is being considered an attempt to counter BJP’s Hindutva politics. ‘Challenge to BJP’s strategy on its own ground’ According to senior journalist Ramakant Chandan, this visit of Priyanka Gandhi shows the new strategy of the Congress. BJP has been taking electoral advantage on emotional and religious issues. Now Congress is also preparing to get on the same pitch. He said that in the Bengal elections, Mamata Banerjee also recited Chandi from the stage to counter similar allegations. Priyanka’s visit to the temple in Bihar can be a new political experiment for the Congress. Strategy to woo half the population The Grand Alliance was missing women leadership in the 2020 elections. This time Congress has tried to fill this gap by fielding Priyanka Gandhi earlier. Priyanka is also considered a popular face among women in Bihar. Curated by: Sudhendra Pratap Singh About the author Sudhendra Pratap Singh, Principal Content Producer at Navbharat Times Online. Started journalism from Agra. The journey started with the local newspaper Agrabharat. From here the caravan grew and reached NBT.com via Kalpataru Express, Hindustan News Paper and News18. Courtesy : Hindi News
The people of Bihar do not accept Tejashwi becoming the CM, Congress is a follower party of RJD: Prashant Kishore
Bihar Chunav 2025: Prashant Kishore, the head of Jan Suraj Party, who is taking out ‘Bihar Badlaav Yatra’, addressed a rally in Muzaffarpur. He said- Leaders do not care about your children, you have to worry about them yourself. Patna: Prashant Kishore, the head of Jan Suraj Party, addressed a rally in Muzaffarpur. In this rally, he targeted Rahul Gandhi and the leaders of NDA and RJD. He also made many promises to the people of Bihar. Prashant Kishore said that now the people will have to come forward to change Bihar. He promised to give employment to the youth and improve education. He said that now the people of Bihar should focus on the future of their children, not on the faces of the vote leaders. Prashant Kishore held ‘Bihar Badlaav Sabha’ in the grounds of Rama Krishna High School in Meenapur, Muzaffarpur. Here he fiercely attacked the ruling and opposition leaders. Taking a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, he said that whether Rahul Gandhi accepts Tejashwi Yadav as the CM face or not, the people of Bihar will not accept him. He said that in Bihar, Congress is a stooge party of RJD. Rahul Gandhi has already lost 95 percent of the elections. Prashant Kishore targeted PM Modi and Nitish Prashant Kishore also targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. He said that when you voted after seeing Modi’s face, a tea seller became the Prime Minister. When you voted after seeing Nitish’s face, a Vaidya’s son has been ruling for 20 years. But in these 20 years, the chest of Bihar’s children has shrunk by 15 inches. They have no clothes on their body, no slippers on their feet. Leaders do not care about your children, you have to worry about them yourself. Prashant Kishore also questioned Lalu Prasad Yadav’s political legacy. He said that Lalu Prasad Yadav did not even pass 9th class, but his son is hoping to become a “king”. At the same time, lakhs of educated youth are unemployed in Bihar. Many promises made to the people of Muzaffarpur Prashant Kishore made many big promises to the people of Bihar. He said that if his government is formed in Bihar, he will run many welfare schemes for the people. He said that from December 2025, every man and woman above 60 years of age will get a pension of Rs 2000 every month. Until there is improvement in government schools, the government will pay the private school fees of all children below 15 years of age. This will also enable poor children to study in English medium schools. The leader of the Jan Suraj Party also promised that he would create employment for 50 lakh youth in Bihar by next year. This will prevent the youth from going to other states for a job of Rs 10-12 thousand. Prashant Kishore said that this year the last Diwali and Chhath of the people of Bihar will be spent in sorrow. He said that after Chhath, the youth of Muzaffarpur and the whole of Bihar will get work in their own state. Vote for education and employment He appealed to the people not to vote on the faces of leaders. He said that whether it is Lalu, Nitish or Modi, do not vote on faces this time. Vote for the education and employment of your children. Establish the rule of the people in Bihar. He appealed to the people to vote wisely this time, so that the future of Bihar can change. Curated by: Suryakant Pathak About the author He is a consultant in Navbharat Times Online. He has been doing journalism for the last 31 years. He writes news, analysis and blogs on India’s international relations, political-social developments in the country and the world. He started as a reporter in Dainik Bhaskar in 1995 and then worked for Naiduniya, Amar Ujala, ETV, People’s Samachar, Lokmat. Courtesy: Hindi News
Rahul Gandhi’s procrastination on making Tejashwi the CM face, BJP has taken up a new issue
Bihar Politics: Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha attacked the opposition for opposing SIR by India Alliance and said that the opposition does not believe in democracy. He also took a dig at Rahul Gandhi’s procrastination in the matter of making Tejashwi Yadav the CM face. Patna: Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha launched a scathing attack on the opposition for opposing SIR by India Alliance. He said that the opposition does not believe in democracy. While talking to the media, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said that these are people with completely anti-constitutional mentality. They do not believe in democracy. They are spreading misinformation and creating unrest to strengthen nepotism and family dominance. People with such mentality lose the trust of the public. Fear in the group of corrupt people – BJP Vijay Kumar Sinha said that ‘the group of corrupt people, who have looted the earnings of the people, are scared. After the Constitution Amendment Bill, the future of India Alliance will end.’ He surrounded the Congress on Rahul Gandhi’s procrastination in the matter of making RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav the CM face. He said that these family people are engaged in their politics of opportunism and fulfilling their selfish interests. The public elects the Chief Minister and the Prime Minister. The land of Bihar elects servants, not those who eat dry fruits. What did Rahul Gandhi say Actually a press conference was held during the Voter Rights Yatra. Tejashwi Yadav was also with Rahul Gandhi in this PC. When journalists questioned Tejashwi Yadav on making Tejashwi Yadav the CM face of India Alliance in Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, Rahul Gandhi remained silent. After this, Tejashwi Yadav said just one line to the journalists that ‘Okay, it’s done, thank you very much.’ 138 appointment letters were given Meanwhile, in Muzaffarpur, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha distributed 138 compassionate appointment letters and in a 20-point meeting, directed strict action against those who register or get the land of the Agriculture Department registered. Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said that appointment letters have been distributed, including compassionate appointment letters. A meeting was held in which we reviewed the land disputes of the Agriculture Department and ensured strict legal action against the concerned mafia. Officials were instructed to form committees for in-depth investigation. Edited by: Rishikesh Narayan Singh About the author Bihar-Jharkhand in-charge of Navbharat Times Digital. 20 years of journey in journalism from Janmat TV, IBN 7, ETV Bihar-Jharkhand, News18 Bihar-Jharkhand to Times Internet. After starting from the national capital Delhi, now Bihar is the workplace. Deep interest in news of the country, abroad, crime and politics. Courtesy : Hindi News
Living voters declared dead, names deleted, claims Tejashwi
PATNA: RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday alleged that EC’s credibility had been largely eroded due to controversies surrounding the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar. “At each booth, the names of at least 50 living electors have been deleted on grounds that they are dead. We have proof,” Tejashwi told reporters in Araria during INDIA bloc’s press conference and ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. Terming NDA as “Nahin Denge Adhikar,” Tejashwi accused BJP of indulging in stealing votes of the poor and deprived. “At his Gaya rally, the PM said EC is working to drive away infiltrators from the country, but in its affidavit before SC, EC has not mentioned this issue,” Tejashwi claimed, adding that Bihar, as a land of democracy, would not let it be destroyed. Dipankar Bhattacharya, CPI(M-L) general secretary, said EC failed in its job of preparing “accurate poll rolls.” He added, “BJP has largest number of BLAs, but they haven’t filed any complaint related to the SIR. Does this mean names of BJP voters haven’t been deleted from electoral rolls?” On a question on Chirag Paswan’s jibe that he had become a “pichhlaggu” (follower) of Congress and Rahul, Tejashwi said, “I won’t comment on his remark, but I would like him to get married soon…” Rahul joined in, saying the advice “also applies to me”, sparking laughter from those present. Meanwhile, police have filed an FIR against Tejashwi in Gadchiroli following a complaint by BJP MLA Milind Narote, who accused him of posting objectionable and defamatory content against PM Modi on X ahead of PM’s Bihar visit. Tejashwi is charged with creating a rift and disturbing public tranquillity. – Manoj Chaurasia & Soumitra Bose Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights.
Thackerays back Rahul’s claim, ask workers to be alert
MUMBAI: In a build-up to municipal polls in Maharashtra, the Thackeray cousins are now invoking ‘vote chori’, backing Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s charges of irregularities in polling and voter enumeration. A day after MNS chief Raj Thackeray raised this issue in Pune, Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday asked party workers to be alert to voter lists and ensure it did not include bogus voters. While addressing a meeting of party workers in Dahisar, Uddhav said, “Keep your eyes peeled open and check the voter’s list to ensure that there are no bogus voters and people are not voting 2-3 times.” “How did the number of voters in the state increase by 40-42 lakh? Find out who are these people who have inflated the voter’s list and don’t let them vote,” he said, adding, “If elections are conducted in a genuine manner, it will not be possible for the governing parties to win. Especially in Maharashtra.” Sena UBT’s Sanjay Raut said, “This issue was raised by Raj Thackeray earlier as well. PM Modi has come to office by stealing votes. This is how the army in Pakistan comes to power.” Raj on Saturday had said, “I have been saying this for years. I met opposition members including NCP SP’s Sharad Pawar and TMC’s Mamata Banerjee and said that we should boycott Lok Sabha polls for this reason. Our votes are not coming to us. They are being stolen. Those in office have stolen votes.” Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis hit back at Raj and Uddhav, saying they needed to analyse why public has lost faith in them. “Until they accept the truth, they will remain in this state,” he said. Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights.
‘Lokniti’ against the nation
The political circle fell into complete silence when the Central Election Commission issued a notice to Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, for his allegations pertaining to Maharashtra assembly elections. The commission through this notice asked Rahul Gandhi to file an affidavit regarding these allegations or apologize to the country. When the Commission sent such a notice to Rahul Gandhi, who doubts a constitutional institute like Election Commission and the honesty of all government employees without giving any solid evidence, it naturally caused a stir among people from various sections, who vehemently oppose BJP and Narendra Modi. Rahul Gandhi has been continuously accusing the Election Commission over Maharashtra assembly polls for the last 6-7 months. He accused the Election Commission of ‘vote theft’ by holding a press conference in Delhi recently. He alleged that 1 crore voters have increased in Maharashtra within 6 months from the Lok Sabha elections. The actual number of voters increased is only 40 lakh. Rahul Gandhi alleged that voters from other states were registered in Maharashtra by BJP in collaboration with the Election Commission and they went on to win the assembly elections with the help of this increased number of voters. In case a person not belonging to the constituency objects to changes in the voter list, it is mandatory for him to file an affidavit before the Election Commission. Based on this rule itself the Election commission demanded Rahul Gandhi to either file an affidavit or apologize to the entire country for the false allegations. It’s been 5 days since the Election Commission sent this notice. Rahul Gandhi had not filed an affidavit nor had he apologized till the time of writing this article. Meanwhile, Sanjay Kumar, co-founder of CSDS-Lokniti, a research organization that predicts election results, retracted his tweet regarding the Maharashtra elections and apologized to the Election Commission. It is extremely important to understand the connection between this apology and the notice sent to Rahul Gandhi. Understanding this connection can help reveal the conspiracy behind these rampant allegations against the Election Commission and Bharatiya Janata Party. A lot of organizations have come up in the country in the last 35 – 40 years which are in the business of predicting the election results. Psephology is a method of finding out trends in voting by interacting with the voters and predicting the likely winner based on that. This methodology is now well developed not only in the country but in the entire world. 1 to 2 percent of the total voters are interviewed during this survey. This is called a sample survey. Based on this, predictions are made about which party will win the majority in the election. In the last few years, post poll surveys are also being carried out along with the pre poll surveys. Predictions of these Exit Polls are based on the interactions held with selected voters after they cast their votes. CSDS-Lokniti is an organization that predicts such results. Few days back, Sanjay Kumar had claimed that compared to the Lok Sabha elections the number of voters in Ramtek and Deolali assembly constituencies had decreased by 38.45 percent and 36.82 percent respectively. “We drew the wrong conclusions from the Election Commission’s data, I sincerely apologize for this mistake,” tweeted Sanjay Kumar. It was on the basis of this analysis of voting figures done by Sanjay Kumar, that Congress leaders like Pawan Khera were accusing the Election Commission of vote theft. The Prince in his press conference in Delhi had said that he was presenting the statistics of the Election Commission itself on a big screen using modern technology. When Sanjay Kumar tweeted about the decrease in voters in Ramtek and Deolali, Congress immediately hurled accusations against the Election Commission once again. Sanjay Kumar, who retracted his tweet and issued an apology, was asked in a television interview about the allegations being made by the Congress based on his information. Sanjay Kumar while answering this said that our conclusions were wrong and therefore we are apologizing. If Congress is accusing the Election Commission based on our findings, then Congress should also apologize. It is not a mere coincidence that Sanjay Kumar apologized after Election Commission’s final ultimatum to Rahul Gandhi to prove his allegations or apologize to the country. Even Congress won’t believe Sanjay Kumar, when he says that he is not aware that the accusations made by Congress are based on his information. Now the question remains, what exactly do people like Rahul Gandhi and Sanjay Kumar want to achieve? Rahul Gandhi’s language and overall body language clearly shows that his aim is to create distrust in a constitutional institution like the Election Commission. The Election Commission has deleted the names of around 65 lakh voters after verifying their identity proofs in Bihar. The Election Commission has made it clear time and again that deleting the name of infiltrators in the voting list is the purpose of this verification. Rahul Gandhi has taken out a march in Bihar along with Tejashwi Yadav against the verification of voter lists. Rahul Gandhi is raising the issue of voter lists in Maharashtra during this march as well. It is justifiable to question the Election Commission for errors in the voter lists. However, Rahul Gandhi’s real intention is to create distrust towards constitutional institutions, government machinery and government employees in the minds of people by accusing an institution like the Election Commission of vote theft based on these errors. Creating anarchy through this is Rahul Gandhi’s hidden agenda. This is a conspiracy to deliberately destabilize the country while vehemently opposing the government. Keshav Upadhye Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights.
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd named in Congress’s OBC committee; denies taking membership in party
In a recent blog post Kancha Iliah has slammed the BJP’s “pretension” of furthering the OBC agenda through token representations while also criticising the Congress’s negligence towards the community. Dalit intellectual Kancha Ilaiah Prominent Dalit rights activist and author Dr Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd has denied joining the Congress after his name appeared in the party’s OBC Ideological Advisory Committee. Responding to rumours that he has joined the Congress, the former professor of political science at Osmania University clarified that he has not taken membership in the party and that his association with the OBC committee is purely ideological. “They are spreading rumours that I have joined Congress. I haven’t joined Congress,” Dr Ilaiah told TNIE. He added that he accepted the membership of the OBC committee as he felt the “need to expose the false narrative of the BJP and RSS” and show how they “cannot liberate” the Shudra, OBC communities. Dr Ilaiah has been campaigning for a caste census for several years, one of the key political causes taken up by Congress in recent years. He recently worked as vice chairman of the IWG that submitted a detailed report on the Telangana Socio-Economic, Educational, Employment, and Political Caste survey. Kancha Ilaiah has also actively supported Rahul Gandhi’s campaign for the protection of the constitution and was seen along the former Congress president during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. In a recent blog post, Dr Ilaiah has slammed the BJP’s “pretension” of furthering the OBC agenda through token representations while also criticising the Congress’s negligence towards the community, which he claimed caused the weakening of the party. “… in their hundred years of history, the BJP-RSS combine has not produced a single leader like Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel or Kamaraj Nadar from their organisation or party. Most of their OBC leaders were small, dependent leaders of no stature, who were given some visible political positions only after the Mandal period, more particularly after they started the Ram Temple movement,” he wrote. “No OBC leader from RSS or BJP is known for leading an agrarian movement. Every ideological issue was decided by the Brahmin leaders in RSS. The only leader, as the media now tells us, as the leader of decision-making capacity is said to be Modi, that too during his first term as Prime Minister. His second term onward, he is also going by the RSS direction,” he added. Coutyrsy : TNIE Note: This news is originally published on https:/thenewindianexpress.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights.
Akhilesh, Stalin, Soren to join Rahul’s poll yatra
NEW DELHI: The ongoing ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ of Rahul Gandhi-Tejashwi Yadav is set to become a show of opposition unity, with senior netas of regional parties scheduled to join the 16-day roadshow ahead of its culmination in Patna on September 1. While Tamil Nadu CM and DMK chief MK Stalin will join the yatra on Aug 27, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav will be part of the show on Aug 30. Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren and other opposition netas will also join the yatra in coming days. Among Congress CMs turning up for the roadshow are Karnataka’s Siddaramaiah, Telangana’s Revanth Reddy and Himachal’s Sukhwinder Sukhu. MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be part of the yatra for two days on Aug 26 and 27. The roadshow designed to take forward opposition’s offensive of “vote chori” came after a rare unity in anti-BJP ranks which even led to a washout of proceedings in the just-concluded Monsoon session of Parliament. The participation of non-Congress stalwarts is seen as a fillip for the agenda which would also send out a message to BJP. Given that Bihar assembly polls will be announced after a few weeks, RJD and Congress also hope that it would boost the profile of the anti-BJP alliance and provide further traction with the people ahead of the tough contest Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights.
Bihar has become epicentre of unemployment: Rahul
Patna: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Bihar had become the “epicentre of unemployment” in the country and tops national charts for joblessness. Addressing a public meeting, Rahul alleged that young people in Bihar were being deprived of all avenues of employment. “The BJP govt had shut all the doors for the youth through which they could get jobs,” he said. He attributed the surge in unemployment to the closure of small and medium industries, which he blamed on demonetisation and the “wrong implementation of the GST”. The Congress leader also accused the BJP of attempting to manipulate Bihar’s upcoming elections by purging names from the voter rolls. “Now the BJP was trying to steal the elections in Bihar by deleting the names of lakhs of voters from electoral rolls in the state. This will not be allowed to happen in Bihar,” he said. Rahul framed the situation as part of what he described as a larger ideological struggle. “This is part of the bigger ideological battle between the forces which wanted to divide people and those who wanted to unite them,” he said. He recalled how Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse, arguing that it was because Gandhi opposed an ideology that went against the values enshrined in the Constitution. “Mahatma Gandhi was killed by Godse just because he was opposed to the ideology enshrined in the Constitution, for which Gandhi ji devoted his entire life,” Rahul said. Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights.
‘Voter Adhikaar Yatra’: Rahul Gandhi and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav ride bikes in Purnea; watch
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his RJD ally Tejashwi Yadav were seen riding motorbikes on the eighth day of their “Vote Adhikaar Yatra” at Purnea in poll-bound Bihar. While both leaders and their security personnel wore helmets, many supporters on two-wheelers flouted traffic rules by riding without helmets. On Saturday, while passing through Kursela, leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi made an unscheduled halt at Makhana fields near Simaria, where he interacted with farmers to learn about the cultivation process, yields, and export potential of Bihar’s famed fox nut. Farmers shared their concerns, pointing to exploitation by middlemen and the absence of fair pricing mechanisms. Gandhi noted that while Makhana fetches around Rs 700 per kg locally, it is sold abroad, including in the US, at several times that price, underscoring the lack of government support for producers. Bihar Congress president Rajesh Ram echoed the sentiment, saying that despite rising global demand, farmers and fishermen remain trapped by middlemen and denied a fair share of profits. Why Vote Adhikaar Yatra? The Vote Adhikaar Yatra is a mass outreach kicked off by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to highlight what he calls an attack on the core principle of democracy, the right to vote. Covering more than 1,300 kilometres across over 20 districts, the Yatra seeks to mobilise people against alleged “irregularities” in the revision of electoral rolls during the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR). The opposition has alleged that the process is being “manipulated to delete the names of poor, minorities, and migrant workers, amounting to a new form of vote theft”. Courtesy : TOI Note: This news is originally published on https:/timesofindia.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights.