‘Possessing’ 2 voter IDs: EC sends notice to Bihar deputy CM

Patna: The Election Commission issued a notice on Sunday to senior BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha for allegedly possessing two voter cards and being registered as an elector at two places, PTI reported, citing officials.

Earlier in the day, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alleged that the deputy CM had two voter ID cards and asked what action had been taken against Sinha.

"A notice has been served to Sinha for allegedly possessing two voter cards. He has been asked to respond to why he has two voter IDs," an official said here.

Yadav, talking to reporters here in the morning, claimed, "Vijay Kumar Sinha is a voter from two different assembly constituencies in two districts. His name is there in the Lakhisarai assembly constituency in Lakhisarai and also in the Bankipur assembly seat in Patna district." In a letter issued to the deputy CM by the Electoral Registration Officer for Bankipur assembly constituency on Sunday, the ERO has sought Sinha's reply for having registered as a voter in two different assembly constituencies and possessing two ID cards by August 14.

Opposition MPs, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Sharad Pawar, took out a march from Parliament House to the Election Commission headquarters here on Monday to protest against the voter roll revision in Bihar. However, they were stopped by police midway at Transport Bhawan.

Wearing white caps with a red cross on the words 'SIR' and "vote chori", the protesting MPs raised slogans against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar while carrying placards and banners.