BIHAR BANDH WAS COMPLETE

BIHAR BANDH WAS COMPLETE

9-JULY-ENG 1

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA----------------------------Bihar bandh by Mahagathbandhan comprising the RJD, Congress, Left wings, VIP and others political parties in protest against voter verification reportedly complete. Trains were stopped in 7 cities. 12 NH jammed, Rahul and Tejaswi could not reach office

Mahagathbandhan called for a bandh in protest against the election commission's voter verification. During this, people in 7 cities like Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Begusarai, Katihar, Supaul, Madhepura, Motihari, Vaishali, Patna, Aurangabad and others were stuck in jam for hours. Trains were stopped at Darbhanga, Bhojpur, Supaul, Jahanabad, Patna, Munger, Araria railway stations and 12 NH jammed.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also came to Patna from Delhi to join the protest and participated in the protest rally here. / Tejaswi Yadav and VIP chief Mukesh Sahani were also with them. /

Rahul Gandhi, Tejaswi Yadav and Dipankar Bhattacharya rode in a car from Patna Income Tax Square and went to Election Commission office to protest. Police stopped all the leaders by barricading near the secretariat station. They were not allowed to go further from here. After addressing the workers from here, all the leaders returned. / Election Commission office was about 150 meters away from here.

Rahul said that I am speaking to you clearly in the Election Commission. I am from Bihar and I am telling the people of India clearly that the elections of Maharashtra were stolen and similarly an attempt is being made to steal the elections of Bihar. They know that we have considered the Maharashtra model as the same and hence they have brought the Bihar model. This is a way of snatching the votes of the poor. This is Bihar and the people of Bihar will not let this happen. Our people got angry with the Election Commission. I could not go there. They came and are talking to the Election Commission like the BJP and RSS leaders?

They forgot that I am not a BJP leader. I tell you to do whatever you want to do, but later the law will prevail over you. Election Commission, do whatever you want to do, but later the law will prevail over you. No matter how high a position you hold, the law will not leave you. Your work is not for BJP's benefit, your work is to protect the integrity of India and you are not doing your work.

More than 6 parties of the Mahagathbandhan including RJD, Congress, Left, VIP and Jan Adhikar Party were involved in the Bihar Bandh.

From early morning, the bandh supporters took out procession from different parts of Bhojpur district and forced the businessmen to down their shutters. Almost all the business establishments, schools, colleges, petrol pumps, cinema halls were closed till evening. Every types of vehicles were off the road. The bandh supporters blocked the roads at different points. They burnt tyres and sat on the roads and paralyzed movement of all types of vehicles. Even the government and private bus stands were blocked. They led by the Congress reached Ara railway station in a procession and stopped the Farakka Express, EMU and Shramjeevi Express for about two hours by boarding on the engines and also by squatting on the rail tracks. They raised slogans against the Central Government and the Election Commission which has become a puppet in the hands of the Central government. They were demanding withdrawal of voters revision campaign. As a result the passengers were harried lot. Long distance trains stranded at different railway stations and the passengers particularly women and children were harassed for want of water and food in the sultry summer.

On the other side, CPI (ML) workers blocked the Patna-Ara main road near the bus stand. In support of the bandh, hundreds of Rashtriya Janata Dal workers reached Ara railway station where RJD workers closed shops and marched in the city in the form of a procession and asked all people to cooperate in support of the bandh. During this, RJD workers were raising slogans on the roads and demanding an immediate stop to the voter revision campaign. During the demonstration, workers were carrying placards with slogans written on them. They also accused the government of deliberately depriving the people of Bihar from voting. The effect of Bihar Bandh was seen from Jagdishpur Sadar Bazar to Naya Tola Mor. To make the bandh successful, RJD leader Rajiv Ranjan alias Pinku Bhaiya led RJD state general secretary cum former Zila Parishad Gorakhnath Singh, RJD leader Habib Warsi and others took out a march from Veer Kunwar Singh Fort Gate to Naya Tola. At Naya Tola Mor, all the leaders of the Mahagathbandhan including CPI(ML) and Congress, including MLA representative Dev Sundar, former MLA representative Ajay Kumar, RJD block president Bhola Khan, RJD youth leader Diwakar ji and CPI(ML) party's Shahnawaz Khan, Ganesh Kushwaha, Vinod Kushwaha, Indu Singh, RJD's Jagdishpur's former MLA Bhai Dinesh were also standing firm with their supporters to make the bandh successful.

In Patna, The effect of the Bihar Bandh called by the Mahagathbandhan demanding a ban on the ongoing voter revision in Bihar was visible from the morning itself. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav participated together in the Bihar Chakka Jam of the Mahagathbandhan. During this, a strange incident also took place. In which the security personnel deployed for the security of Rahul Gandhi did not allow Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar and Purnia MP Pappu Yadav to board the truck with Tejashwi and Rahul Gandhi. Tejashwi Yadav has been avoiding sharing the stage with these two leaders, so it is believed that he was not allowed to board the truck.

All the constituent parties of the Mahagathbandhan including Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress, Left parties, VIP Party and Jan Adhikar Party (Pappu Yadav) participated in this protest. RJD supporters stopped the Namo-Bharat train in Darbhanga. RJD workers carrying flags and banners blocked the Gandhi Setu in Hajipur.

RJD supporters have come out on the streets from Patna to Darbhanga, Purnia, Hajipur, Jehanabad. In Danapur, RJD leaders are coming out on the streets and doing arson and protesting. RJD supporters have blocked NH-30 in Maner, Patna. RJD workers have blocked the Patna-Gaya railway route at the court station of Jehanabad.

Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav will come out on the streets together in the Mahagathbandhan's Bihar Bandh. Rahul Gandhi has reached Patna from Delhi. In the Bihar Bandh, all the big leaders of the Mahagathbandhan will come out on the streets and protest against the Election Commission. However, it is believed that when Rahul Gandhi comes to Patna, he can also go to meet Gopal Khemka's family. Bihar Congress President Rajesh Ram said, "Chakka Jam is being done on two issues. It is being supported by those who feel that their right to vote will be taken away. Whenever the country has faced a crisis, Rahul Gandhi has fought on the streets. Today, voting is on the verge of being banned, we are fighting for it and Rahul Gandhi is coming for it..." On the statement of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, he said, "...There is a difference between taking a decision while staying in Delhi and taking a decision while staying on the ground. If you had to do this, you should have done it before the Lok Sabha elections..."

On the Bihar Bandh by the opposition, JDU leader Rajiv Ranjan said, "The work of special intensive revision is moving in the right direction. Voter forms of 4 crore voters have reached the Election Commission... The opposition knows that their ground is slipping in Bihar. The opposition, which is on the verge of a huge defeat in the elections, has every opportunity to express displeasure over every decision of the Election Commission and mislead the people. There is no other option left." On Bihar bandh called by the opposition BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur said, "These people are calling Bihar bandh to mislead the voters and seeing their defeat in the upcoming elections. Bihar bandh has no public support. Some goons are creating ruckus on the road, the administration is watching. Appropriate action will be taken." NSUI national in-charge Kanhaiya Kumar said on Bihar bandh, "We have come out on the streets to protect democracy because it is said that if the roads become deserted then the Parliament becomes astray, that is why it is necessary to come out on the streets."

The impact of the Mahagathbandhan's Bihar Bandh against the proposed voter revision process in Bihar was also seen in Bhojpur on Tuesday. From Ara to Barhara, a huge crowd gathered on the roads and railway tracks. The centre of this movement was the popular socialist leader of Barhara, Rambabu Singh, who attacked the Election Commission and the Central Government in harsh words.

"By making the Election Commission its parrot, the government is cutting the votes of Dalits, backward and farmers. Because they know that Tejashwi Yadav has become the first choice of the youth. Every survey is telling that Bihar now wants to crown Tejashwi."

He said that this entire action is a conspiracy—the government knows that the common voter is no longer going to fall into their trap. This government, which has failed in unemployment, inflation, education and health, is now attacking democracy.

Rambabu Singh said that this movement is not just of today. "If needed, we will go from the road to the House and the temple of justice with the colleagues of India Alliance. In the largest country of democracy, when someone is deprived of the right to vote, there can be no bigger crime than this."

He said in a warning tone—"If the government and the Election Commission do not withdraw their decision, then remember, Bhojpur is the land of agitators and Badhara of socialists. The people here will fight this battle till their last breath and will overthrow this anti-people government."

Injustice to farmers and laborers He further said that Bihar is currently battling floods, farmers and laborers are already troubled. In such a situation, demanding different papers within 25 days and deleting names from the voter list is "a brutal murder of democracy." He raised a sharp question and said—"In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the government formed the government only through voter card and Aadhaar, and now the same paper is of no use? This is a mind-boggling question."

In this protest against Bihar Bandh, Ram Babu Singh's role came to the fore as a firm and popular leader. He made it clear that the voters of Bihar will not be deprived of their rights. This movement is not just a bandh, but a renaissance of democratic consciousness, whose spark is now spreading across the state.

During the Bihar bandh called by the Mahagathbandhan, Purnea MP Pappu Yadav and Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar had to face embarrassment. Both the leaders were prevented from climbing on Rahul Gandhi's vehicle-like stage. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former deputy CM Tejaswi Yadav was already riding with Rahul in that vehicle. Security personnel did not allow Pappu and Kanhaiya to climb up. However, some other leaders of the Mahagathbandhan managed to climb up.

A Bihar bandh was called on Thursday by the Mahagathbandhan in protest against the Election Commission's special revision of voters. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also reached Patna on Wednesday to join this bandh. During the demonstration in Patna, Rahul Gandhi and Tejaswi Yadav boarded an open truck. Some other leaders of the Mahagathbandhan also boarded this vehicle.

When MP Pappu Yadav tried to climb up, security personnel stopped him by waving their hands. Due to the huge crowd at the spot, there was also pushing and shoving. Kanhaiya Kumar was also present near Pappu Yadav. He also could not find a place in the vehicle. After this, both the leaders retreated from there. Its videos are also going viral on social media.

It is also being claimed in the reports that Kanhaiya had climbed on the truck but he was taken down. Actually, Kanhaiya Kumar was brought forward to strengthen the Congress in Bihar before the upcoming Bihar assembly elections. In March, Kanhaiya gave jobs, also took out migration stop yatra

On the other hand, Pappu Yadav calls himself a true soldier of Rahul Gandhi even after being away from Congress. In the Lok Sabha elections 2024, he tried his best to contest from Purnia on a Congress ticket, but he could not do anything in front of Tejashwi Yadav's stubbornness. As a result, RJD gave ticket to Bima Bharti and Pappu Yadav contested against him as an independent and also won. Pappu Yadav was once close to RJD supremo Lalu, but later he had a rift with the family.

During the Bihar bandh, Mahagathbandhan workers came out on the streets in the capital Patna. Mahagathbandhan workers were seen carrying posters and banners in their hands at various squares and intersections of Patna.

During the Bihar bandh, Mahagathbandhan workers came out on the streets in the capital Patna. Mahagathbandhan workers were seen carrying posters and banners in their hands at various squares and intersections of Patna. The workers were blocking the roads here and demanding the stoppage of the voter revision program going on before the elections in Bihar.

During the Bihar bandh, supporters of independent MP from Purnia and Congress leader Pappu Yadav also came out on the streets. Pappu Yadav's supporters stopped the train at the Secretariat Halt adjacent to Patna. Here, about 50 supporters of Pappu Yadav sat in front of the engine of the passenger train. During this, there was a mild altercation between the agitators and the RPF forces. The movement of trains on the Patna-Ara railway section was affected for 15 minutes. Pappu Yadav was seen here with his supporters.

State RJD President Mangani Lal Mandal said that this action of the Election Commission is unfair. Many documents including Aadhar card, ration card are not being accepted.

State RJD President Mangani Lal Mandal said that this action of the Election Commission is unfair. Many documents including Aadhar card, ration card are not being accepted. The names of the poor will be deleted. This is being done to increase the BJP's voter base. The Modi government is taking this action fearing defeat in Bihar.

After the intelligence report and survey, the Modi government is in despair. The Election Commission is lying. First documents were asked for. Now forms are being asked for. In such a situation, no one knows whose name will be deleted. In democracy, we have the right to take to the streets. We have also gone to court.

Before the Bihar elections, Mahagathbandhan workers demonstrated by jamming various squares and intersections of Shahpur assembly constituency in connection with the Bihar bandh called by Mahagathbandhan over irregularities in the special revision of voter list.

Bihiya, Ara: Before the Bihar elections, Mahagathbandhan workers demonstrated by jamming various squares and intersections of Shahpur assembly constituency in connection with the Bihar bandh called by Mahagathbandhan over irregularities in the special revision of voter list. RJD leader Madan Yadav blocked NH-922 at Bihiya Chaurasta (Doghra) and demanded the Election Commission to stop the voter revision work.

Mahagathbandhan workers stopped vehicles during the Bihar bandh and said that after demonetization, this vote ban is being done by the Election Commission, due to which the problems of the poor have increased. Regarding this, Rashtriya Janata Dal workers are on the streets and protesting. During this, the bandh supporters also got the support of the general public. Here, under the leadership of former MLA Bhai Dinesh, the Shramjeevi Express train was stopped at Bihiya station. The workers of the Mahagathbandhan jammed the train at Bihiya station. By stopping the train and raising anti-government slogans, they demanded the NDA government and the Election Commission to stop the special revision of the voter list.

When Rahul Gandhi was addressing the Bihar Bandh, he was seen holding a Constitution book. Rahul Gandhi said that there is an attempt to steal votes in Bihar. Rahul Gandhi said, 'I am telling the people of Bihar that the Maharashtra elections were stolen. Similarly, an attempt is being made to steal the Bihar elections. They have come to know that we have understood the Maharashtra model, so they have brought a new Bihar model. This is a way to snatch the votes of the poor.'

Rahul Gandhi said in Patna that you can do whatever you want to do but later the law will apply to you. Don't forget that no matter how big you are, no matter where you are sitting, the law will not spare you. Your job is to protect the Constitution of India. Your job is to fulfill what is in the hearts of the people of Bihar.

In Patna, Rahul Gandhi said that there has been vote robbery in Maharashtra and Haryana. There has been a mess in the Haryana elections. Where votes increased, BJP won. Rahul Gandhi said that BJP won in Maharashtra by cutting the votes of the poor. All the new votes in Maharashtra went to BJP.

Rahul Gandhi said that votes have been stolen in Maharashtra and Haryana. Rahul Gandhi said that our people met the Election Commissioner. I asked them what did they think? And everyone said that the Election Commissioner is talking like BJP and RSS. He is forgetting that he does not belong to any political party, he is the Election Commissioner of India and his job is to protect the Constitution.