Rahul will take 'vote theft' campaign to Bihar

Congress to escalate nationwide protests over alleged voter roll manipulation in Bihar.

- ANAND SINGH NEW DELHI

With Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleging large-scale "vote chori" during the Lok Sabha polls last year and also through the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar, the Congress has now planned to take the issue to the people through protests across the country.

Rahul Gandhi is set to kick off his "Matdata Adhikar Yatra" from August 17 in Bihar, covering at least 21 districts, beginning from Sasaram and continuing for 15 days until Ara, to highlight the alleged vote deletion in the state. Bihar's assembly polls for 243 seats will take place later this year, in October and November.

Speaking to NewsX about Rahul Gandhi's planned yatra, senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP from Katihar Tariq Anwar said, "This yatra will be very successful. People are eager to have Rahul Gandhi among them, and the people, party workers, and leaders are preparing for this."

Anwar said the yatra will have immense impact in Bihar.