Asaduddin Owaisi Big Claim: Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi has accused the Election Commission of secretly implementing citizenship verification (NRC) in Bihar. He said that now citizens will have to present documents of the birth place and date of themselves and their parents to get the names added to the voter list. Owaisi warned that this would be deprived of voting rights, residents of millions of poor, especially flood affected Seemanchal, especially flood affected Seemanchal.
Owaisi insisted, ‘According to government data, only 75% are registered from birth. In such a situation, asking for parents’ documents from the poor is a cruel joke. “He cited the Supreme Court’s decision (Lal Babu Hussain case) and said that no one can be removed from the voter list without evidence.
The Election Commission is implementing NRC secretly in Bihar. To get the name registered in the voter list, now every citizen will have to prove through documents when and where he was born, and also when and where their parents were born. According to reliable estimates, only…
– Asaduddin Owaisi (@Asadowaisi) June 27, 2025
What are the new rules?
People born before July 1987 should have an option of a certificate. Born between July 1987-December 2004, it is necessary to have the birth proof of one of the mother or father with themselves. The documents of the parents of people born after December 2004 are mandatory.
Election Commission target
The Election Commission aims to collect data from door to door in June-July, but Owaisi questioned how transparent this process will be in a big and less developed state like Bihar. He came close to the election and “described this move as” dangerous for democracy. The Constitution gives every Indian the right to vote. This decision will deprive the poor of this right, “Owaisi warned.
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