Hyderabad: On his letter to ECI opposing the “Special Intensive Revision” of electoral rolls in Bihar, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, says “Our request to the Election Commission of India is that we want a detailed explanation on the concerns which we have highlighted in the written representation which we have sent to the Election Commissioners. Number one is that the voter list on which the 2024 Parliament election took place, did it have foreign illegal migrants? Secondly, the Special Summary Revision was undertaken for Bihar from 29th October 2024 to 6th January 2025. The third point which we have brought to the notice of the Election Commission is that last time when the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) was done, Bihar had one year to go for the Parliament elections and two years to go for the Assembly elections. Now you are saying that within one month, the whole SIR should be completed. You have not even given training to the BLOs. How is it possible? There are more than 7.90 crore voters in Bihar, and the 5th point is that the BLOs have been given unbridled powers... This will lead to not only disenfranchisement of Indians but also loss of livelihood. How is it possible? How are you giving these powers to BLOs and the sixth point that electors born before 01/07/1987 must show a document to establish the date of birth. Electors born between 01/07/1987 and 02/12/2024 have to provide their birth certificate or one of their parents... and then you are saying give a list of 11 documents. How did you arrive at these dates? What is the allegation of illegal migrants? Were there illegal migrants in 2024 voter list? We have to question that also... Please remember that for nearly two months in a year, many regions in Bihar's Seemanchal are cut off. Thousands of acres of land are cut off because of floods. People lose their homes, and many hospitals are closed. What is the percentage of people having all these documents? If you have made 1987 the cutoff date, 38 years have passed, and what is the database that ECI has? We have given in a formal representation to the ECI. We hope and expect that the ECI will address all these concerns and give us a reply. Why was this not discussed in all-party meeting? This should have been discussed in all-party meeting.”
00:00The voter list on which the parliament election took place of 2024, did it had foreign illegal migrants?
00:10Now you are saying that within one month the whole SIR should be completed?
00:15You have not even given training to the BLOs?
00:19How is it possible? Please, there are more than 7 crore 90 lakh voters in Bihar.
00:26This will lead to not only disenfranchisement of Indians but also loss of livelihood.
00:32Our request to the Election Commission of India is that we want a detailed explanation on the concerns which we have highlighted in the written representation which we have sent to the Honourable Election Commissioners.
00:49Number one is that the voter list on which the parliament election took place of 2024, did it had foreign illegal migrants?
01:04First, secondly, the electoral special summary revision was undertaken for Bihar from 29th of October 2024 to 6th January 2025.
01:16Third point which we have brought to the notice of the Election Commission is that last time when an SIR was done,
01:25Bihar had one year to go for the parliament elections and two years to go for the state assembly election.
01:34Now you are saying that within one month the whole SIR should be completed?
01:38You have not even given training to the BLOs?
01:40How is it possible?
01:42How is it possible? Please, there are more than 7 crore 90 lakh voters in Bihar.
01:49And the fifth point is that the BLOs have been given unbridled powers.
01:58The note says any house is locked or closed, go three times, slip the enumeration form.
02:06And then after that, the power is that they can even refer these cases as suspected foreign nationals to competent authority under Citizenship Act 1955.
02:17Now this will lead to not only disenfranchisement of Indians, but also loss of livelihood.
02:23How is it possible? Please tell me.
02:25How are you giving these powers to BLOs?
02:26And sixth point, electors born before 1-7-1987, they must show a document to establish the date of birth.
02:35Electors born between 1-7-1987 to 2-12-24, they have to provide their birth certificate or one of their parents.
02:43Electors born between 2-12-2004 have to provide documents to establish their date of birth, mother's date of birth, father's date of birth.
02:50But what is this rationale? Please tell me.
02:52And then you are saying, give a list of 11 documents.
02:56Which document?
02:58How did you arrive at these dates?
03:01And then there are so many.
03:05What is the allegation of illegal migrants?
03:09So were there illegal migrants in 2024 voter list?
03:14We have to question that also then.
03:15And please remember, especially Bihar and there are many places, especially Srimanchal region, in a year, nearly two months, many areas of Srimanchal are cut off.
03:27Thousands of acres of land is cut off because of floods.
03:31Villages, people lose their homes.
03:35Many hospitals are closed.
03:37Many panchayats have become zilla parishes.
03:41Municipalities have merged.
03:43What is the percentage of people having all these documents?
03:47If you have made 87 the cut off date, 38 years have passed now.
03:5338 years.
03:55And what is the database which ECI has?
03:58What is the quantum ratio?
04:01So these are all the concerns which we have given in a form of representation to the ECI.
04:06We hope and expect that the ECI will address all these concerns and give us a reply.
04:11And why was this not discussed in the all-party meeting?
04:15This should have been discussed in the all-party meeting and the time is so short.
04:18Sir, you made an allegation on the election commission that they are putting NRC backdoor.
04:26Yes, yes, it is a fact.
04:29You see, when you are giving unbridled powers to the BLOs, and then you have come up with this date of 1-7-1987,
04:38you have come up with this date of 1-7-1987 to 2-12-2004, then from 2-12-2004, what are these?
04:46These are all related to Citizenship Act.
04:48And then you are also saying in your own note that the BLO can refer these cases of suspected foreign nationals
04:55to competent authority under Citizenship Act 1955.
04:59Please tell us what is the rationale.
05:01If that is the case, then should I assume and accept that they were all illegal migrants in the 2024 parliament elections?
05:10Then we will have to question that result also then.
05:12Sir, in Bihar politics, other stakeholders in Bihar politics, are they with you on this?
05:25See, we are not doing this for others.
05:27We are doing it to ensure that genuine Indian voters of Bihar, who are very poor, should not be disenfranchised.
