Bihar Politics: Tejashwi Yadav, Bihar Deputy CM Clash Over 2 Voter IDs Claim

Vijay Kumar Sinha (L) Tejashwi Yadav (R) (Credit: File Photo/IANS)

In a shocking statement on the ongoing election row and Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC), RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav alleged that Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha has two EPIC numbers in two different assembly constituencies.

While addressing the media, Tejashwi Yadav also asked if the Election Commission of India (ECI), Patna District Administration, and Lakhisarai District Administration will send a notice to the Bihar Deputy CM. 

"Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha have two EPIC numbers. That too in two different assembly constituencies. In one, the age is 57, and in the other, the age is 60. This is also online on the Election Commission's application. The new voter list, which has been given to the district president of all the parties. This is also there in the new list," the RJD leader said.  

"So now, who is doing fraud in this? People should know this... There can be only two things: either the entire process of SIR of the Election Commission is fraudulent or the Bihar Deputy CM is a fraud," he added.

#WATCH | Patna, Bihar: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says, "Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha have two EPIC numbers. That too in two different assembly constituencies. In one, the age is 57, and in the other, the age is 60. This is also online on the Election… pic.twitter.com/QhJq7PJEwx

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"Now the question is, will the Election Commission or Patna District Administration and Lakhisarai District Administration send a notice to Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha? Will any action be taken against Vijay Sinha? BJP is destroying democracy and the constitution... We have said many times that SIR is a big fraud. The case is in court as well, and we will present our case in court with full proof of what kind of fraud is going on. Now, what can be a bigger example than this that even after SIR, the name of Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister is there in the voter list at two places. Even after revision and even after thorough revision," Tejashwi continued.

Responding firmly to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav’s allegations, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha clarified that he had initiated the process to transfer his voter registration from Patna to Lakhisarai as early as April 2024.

“I had applied for the inclusion of my name in the Lakhisarai Assembly voter list and simultaneously submitted a deletion request to remove my name from Patna. I have official proof, including the receipt and written application submitted to the Booth Level Officer (BLO). Despite this, the deletion request was inexplicably rejected. Still, I have voted only from Lakhisarai, both previously and in the current cycle,” Sinha stated.

Calling Tejashwi Yadav the “prince of Jungle Raj,” Sinha condemned the RJD leader’s attempt to mislead the public with baseless claims. “It is unfortunate that someone occupying a constitutional position stoops to this level of political mudslinging. Such language and tactics demean the dignity of public discourse. The people of Bihar and the country are well aware of Tejashwi’s pattern of tarnishing others for political mileage,” he said.

Demanding an apology, Sinha urged Tejashwi to stop spreading misinformation. “False allegations cannot be a substitute for truth. Tejashwi Yadav owes an apology, not just to me, but to the people of Bihar.”