"Make an allegation, if you have the strength to respond," Bihar Dy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha challenges Tejashwi on EPIC claims

Patna (Bihar) [India], August 13 : Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha hit back at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav over allegations of possessing two voter ID cards.
He criticised RJD for making baseless allegations about dual voter ID cards, calling him "issue-less" and accusing him of undermining the dignity of his constitutional post by spreading lies and confusion.
"He has no issues left; he has become issue-less. Sitting on a constitutional post, undermining the dignity of the constitutional post, lying, and spreading confusion--that's all he's left with... I received a notice from the Election Commission," he said.
Sinha confirmed responding to an Election Commission notice regarding his own dual EPIC numbers, one of which was deactivated, and challenged Yadav to clarify similar allegations against him.
"I responded, and my EPIC number was also deactivated. I had evidence too, but why can't (Tejashwi Yadav) respond?... How did the younger brother become the elder brother?... How did this miracle happen? If you make allegations, you should also have the strength to respond," he added.
Earlier today, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav alleged that the Election Commission of India is working with the Bharatiya Janata Party to manipulate the voter list in Bihar by issuing two Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) numbers to its leaders and workers.
Speaking at a press conference in Patna, Yadav stated, "Before we had talked about Bihar's deputy chief minister Vijay Sinha. Now you call it a crime, mistake, or an expose, we had said it before too, but today I want to tell you that EC is helping the BJP, and cutting the votes of the Opposition. The people of the BJP are being given not one, but two EPIC numbers for themselves, in one Vidhan Sabha only."
"We are exposing one more thing. Muzzafapur's mayor, a BJP leader, named Nirmala Devi, she has two EPIC IDs in the same vidhan sabha. In that, too, they are different. Not only this, but Nirmala Devi has two brother-in-laws, they also have two EPIC numbers," he added.
The RJD leader further alleged that names of people from other states were being added to Bihar's voter list during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the assembly elections.
"Now the people of Gujarat are becoming voters of Bihar. Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya, who is in charge of the BJP, has become a voter of Patna. He cast his last vote in Gujarat in 2024, but he is still a voter of Patna. He had his name deleted in Gujarat, but it's worth noting that it hasn't been five years, and you started changing places and voting. When the Bihar elections are over, then where will he go after getting his name deleted?" Yadav alleged.
He claimed that in earlier elections, the BJP used agencies such as the CBI, ED and Income Tax department against the Opposition, but when those methods became less effective, the Election Commission was "brought forward." He also alleged that "vote chori" took place in the 2020 Bihar elections.