The Bihar Assembly elections are due in October-November. However, the EC not taken a final call on poll dates due to Covid-19 & has sought suggestions from political parties.
Raghubar Das has already participated in 45 virtual assembly meetings and is likely to hold a few more. BJP has also given Maharashtra ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis a role in Bihar.
Both ruling JD(U) and opposition RJD say Sitamarhi, believed to be birthplace of Sita, should be developed as Janaki Janmabhoomi along the lines of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
BJP says RJD doesn’t want election now as it fears of losing, while opposition is asking why ruling alliance wants the exercise when people are dying due to Covid.
Opposition parties had raised concerns, even calling the proposal ‘unconstitutional’. But EC has cited logistical constraints for not extending the facility.
LJP chief & Lok Sabha MP Chirag Paswan has urged Election Commission to think and then take a decision that will be beneficial for the people at large.
Bihar Chief Electoral Officer R. Srinivasa says his office has sent several proposals to Election Commission to ensure voters adhere to Covid safety norms during polls due this year.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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