NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav led a “chakka jam” protest in Bihar against the Election Commission’s voter roll revision, claiming it threatens democracy. The protest disrupted transport across the state, while the BJP criticized the opposition for lacking valid issues and supporting the electoral revision as a necessary procedure.
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Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav led a protest in Bihar against the Election Commission’s voter roll revision, claiming it threatens democracy just before the elections.
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