PATNA: A day after RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav hinted at a possible boycott of the upcoming assembly election over the process being adopted for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar, his ally, the Congress, said that the INDIA bloc was considering the ‘unprecedented’ option of boycotting the polls.The Congress asserted that it would not accept the electoral rolls being prepared through the Election Commission’s ongoing SIR in the state.AICC in-charge for Bihar, Krishna Allavaru, told the media that the INDIA bloc’s allies were holding discussions on the issue. “We challenge Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar to pick 1,000 random people in every constituency in Bihar and scrutinise whether the laid-down processes are being followed.If even 25 percent turn out to be genuine, then we will accept the procedure. The truth is, this voter list belongs to the BJP and Gyanesh Kumar. We don’t accept it,” Allavaru said.When asked whether his party aligned with Tejashwi’s suggestion of possibly boycotting the assembly polls, Allavaru said, “The INDIA bloc has maintained from day one that the SIR is designed to steal the elections. So, talks are underway on all options. One thing is clear, the votes of the people of Bihar are being stolen. All routes are open. All options are being considered.”
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