Bihar Muslim voters allege suppression in viral video, cast ballots after outcry
New Delhi: An incident at a polling booth in Bihar has sparked allegations of voter suppression after a video of three men claiming they were wrongfully denied their right to vote went viral during the 2025 Assembly Elections.
The political controversy began when the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) shared the video on social media. The clip featured three voters, identified as being at Booth number 147 in the Sahebganj constituency, Muzaffarpur, alleging serious irregularities.
In the initial video, the men claim that when they arrived to cast their ballots, polling officials informed them, "Your vote has already been cast." They display their fingers, which have no indelible ink, as proof that they had not voted. "How can our votes be cast when we haven't done it?" one of the men asks, confirming they had their Aadhar and Voter ID cards with them. They state that officials and police instructed them to leave the booth.
The RJD amplified the video, tagging the Election Commission of India (ECI) and demanding action against what it called a "mockery of democracy."
Following the video's widespread circulation and the RJD's formal complaint, a second video of the same voters emerged. In this follow-up clip, the men confirm they were ultimately allowed to vote.
They display their inked fingers to the camera, verifying their votes had been successfully cast.
Amid the allegations, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar's office responded on social media, describing the initial claims of fraud as "completely baseless and misleading." The CEO's statement insisted that "voting is running smoothly at all polling centers" and that all standard protocols were being followed.
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T'gana BC panel seeks reports over infant's death, family alleges caste abuse
Hyderabad (PTI): The Telangana Commission for Backward Classes on Monday sought reports from state government officials on the death of an infant following alleged assault and caste abuse against her family members in Nagarkurnool district while visiting a temple fair.
In separate letters, Commission Chairman G Niranjan urged Endowments Department Commissioner S Harish and Nagarkurnool district Collector Badavath Santhosh to furnish the reports within three days.
Niranjan drew the officials' attention to media reports on the death of the two-month-old baby at Kummera village in the district and alleged caste discrimination and denial of entry to the temple fair to the baby's family belonging to a BC community.
BJP OBC Morcha's state unit president G Anand Goud alleged inadequate response by the police in the incident and demanded a transparent investigation into the incident.
Alleging that the deceased baby's father was attacked in the incident, he also demanded action against the attackers.
Goud told reporters that BJP's state unit president N Ramachander Rao would visit the village on February 24 and meet the baby's family members.
Meanwhile, a BRS delegation met DGP B Shivadhar Reddy and demanded a comprehensive inquiry into the incident.
The BRS leaders sought action against a person who allegedly attacked the infant's parents.
BC associations have held protests over the past few days regarding the alleged caste discrimination against the deceased infant's family members.
Police said on Sunday that four persons were arrested in connection with the cases registered after the family alleged that the baby died following an "assault" by a group of villagers. The family also alleged that they were abused in the name of caste in the incident on February 18.
However, a villager, part of the group, lodged a counter-complaint with the police the same day, alleging that he was attacked with stones during a scuffle with the family, sustaining a head injury, following which a case was registered.
The infant died on February 21 and her mother, who belongs to an SC community, also lodged a complaint alleging her daughter died due to the physical assault on the family by some villagers, police said.
