🚨 EC's Voter Purge in Bihar: Half Could Lose Rights? 😱

TL;DRElection watchdog ADR’s Jagdeep Chhokar is sounding the alarm that under the Election Commission’s rushed door‑to‑door “Special Intensive Revision” (SIR) in Bihar, millions of voters—especially those who registered after 2003—might be illegally removed from voter lists without proper process. The new rules need people to prove birth details for themselves and their parents, which is totally impractical, unfair, and a big danger to democracy 🎯 #votingrights #Bihar

🗳️ Why this is explosive news

👉 The EC started this SIR on June 24, 2025, telling everyone who joined voter rolls after Jan 1, 2003 to show proof of birth and citizenship. That means lakhs and crores could lose their vote 😲 #ECIBiharRestart👉 Jagdeep Chhokar says this is totally illegal—voters can’t be deleted without proper notice and hearings, as per old laws from 1951 and 1960 📜 #VotingLaws👉 The new form even demands parents’ birth proof, which the EC has no right to ask for—that’s work for the Home Ministry, not the EC 🤦‍♂️ #RuleBreak👉 The process has to finish in just one month, even though 30–40% of Bihar’s people are migrant workers, it’s monsoon season, and many don’t have papers 🌧️ #UnfairProcess

🛑 Huge rights at stake

⚠️ The EC itself admitted that only 7.25% of the forms collected have been uploaded so far, while the deadline is just days away ⏳⚠️ For most ordinary people, birth certificates are rare—school certificates often don’t mention place of birth, and only ~25% of births were registered in Bihar even as late as 2007 😥 #NoPapers⚠️ Chhokar called it “not only wrong and unnecessary, it’s ridiculous,” and warned this could create second-class citizens who can never prove their rights 😡 #VoterSuppression

🔥 Political backlash heating up

🔴 Opposition parties like RJD, Congress, CPI(M-L) and others are furious. They are saying this is an “unconstitutional move” to remove poor people, Dalits, Muslims, and migrants from the voter list ✊ #StandWithPeople🔴 Tejashwi Yadav called it a plan to “snatch the vote of the poor” 😤 #VoteSnatch🔴 Congress leaders are comparing this to the NRC exercise in Assam, where lakhs of people were left out 📝 #NRCFear🔴 Some have called it a “dacoity of democracy,” warning that free and fair elections are under threat ⚔️ #SaveDemocracy

🕵️ Why experts are worried

🔍 The EC can’t just make up new rules—laws say any deletion must be based on clear reasons and people must get a chance to be heard 🙅‍♂️🔍 Only 2% of people have passports, which is the main birth proof the EC demands. Aadhaar cards, voter IDs, ration cards—all these are not accepted as valid birth proof in this process 😳 #DocumentDisaster🔍 Even the data is hidden—documents uploaded are only viewable by EC officers. Ordinary voters can’t even see if they are being deleted 😓 #OpaqueProcess

✅ What’s next?

📅 The Supreme Court will hear the case on July 10, 2025, with multiple petitions challenging this exercise 🏛️📅 After that, the claims and objections period is supposed to happen in August, and the final list will be published by September 30 📢📅 But many say the damage will already be done if people don’t rush to defend their names now 🚨 #ActNow

🎙️ MediaFx POV

From the people’s perspective, this is a dangerous attack on democracy. It’s the poor, workers, women, Dalits, minorities—those who struggle daily—who will be hit hardest. Most don’t have neat files of old papers. They have only their voice and their vote. If that too is taken away by fancy forms and sudden rules, then elections become a game for the rich and powerful. Every citizen must have the right to vote without fear. Let’s stand together so that no one is left out 💪.

✨ Join the convo!What do you think about this voter roll mess? 💬 Have you or your family been asked for documents you don’t have? Share your story in the comments—this is your democracy 🗣️:#ElectionRights #PeoplePower #StopVoterPurge #DemocracyMatters #EqualityForAll