RJD Leaders Lalu and Tejashwi Depart for Delhi Ahead of INDIA Bloc's Ramlila Maidan Protest

RJD president Lalu Prasad and party working president Tejashwi Prasad Yadav departed from Patna for Delhi on Friday to participate in the opposition INDIA bloc's scheduled protest at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday.

According to RJD spokesperson Ejaj Ahmad, a majority of the party's lawmakers and workers had already reached Delhi prior to their departure. Additionally, INDIA bloc partners in Bihar including the Congress, CPI(ML), CPI-M, and CPI have sent contingents to join the upcoming rally.

Demands and Key Issues

• Rollback of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
• Resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar
• Protection of voting rights for citizens

Before leaving Patna, Tejashwi Yadav alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar were undermining democracy. He claimed that over 13 crore people were at risk of losing their voting rights due to name deletions through the SIR process. Furthermore, he alleged that BJP and NDA governments in Bihar, West Bengal, and other states had come to power through vote deletion and accused them of vote theft, which he stated has sparked a nationwide struggle to save democracy.

How to Verify

Readers and interested citizens can verify official announcements regarding political rallies, electoral roll revisions, and statements from political parties by checking official party press releases, statements from the Election Commission of India, or verified updates from mainstream news organizations reporting from Patna and New Delhi.