NEW DELHI: A girl from Bihar’s Siwan district has questioned why opposition MPs used her title of their protest in opposition to the Election Fee’s (EC) voter roll revision. Minta Devi, whose title and age had been printed on white T-shirts worn by INDIA bloc leaders, stated she was unaware of the transfer till days later. She additionally stated that if her age, in response to authorities paperwork, is over 100 years, why is she not getting a pension.“I came to know about this 2-4 days back… Who are they (Opposition MPs) to me? Who is Priyanka Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi to me? Who gave them the right to wear T-shirts featuring me?… I think there are discrepancies (in list)… I did not get anyone’s (from administration) phone call… Why are they becoming my well-wisher over my age?… This should not be done, I do not want this… I want my details to be corrected… Whoever entered the details, did they do so with their eyes closed?… If I am 124-years-old in the eyes of Govt, why are they not giving me old age pension? My Aadhaar Card mentions 15-07-1990 as my date of birth,” Devi instructed ANI reporters.Earlier on Tuesday, a number of MPs from the INDIA bloc staged a protest within the Parliament Home complicated in opposition to the EC’s particular intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. They alleged the train aimed to disenfranchise voters forward of this yr’s meeting polls.Senior leaders together with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Derek O’Brien, TR Baalu and Supriya Sule joined the demonstration. Their T-shirts carried the phrases “124 NOT OUT” and the title “Minta Devi”, which they stated got here from the EC’s voter checklist. Banners learn “Our Vote. Our Right. Our Fight” and “SIR – Silent Invisible Rigging”.Congress MP Manickam Tagore accused the EC of performing in favour of the BJP. “The voter list is full of such fraud,” he stated, demanding a dialogue in Parliament.
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