Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party president Ajit Pawar on Friday (September 19, 2025) termed the concerns being raised about the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar as ‘fake narrative’.
He said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who has raised various concerns and ‘vote theft’ allegations, can raise these issues with the Election Commission (EC) and if the ECI does not listen, he can move the Supreme Court.
“Even with respect to addition of voters in Rajura (an Assembly constituency in Maharashtra’s Chandrapur), other places, the Opposition is only trying to enrage people instead of following the procedures. The idea is simple — spread doubts in the minds of people. This is nothing but a political ploy,” he told The Hindu.
In a sit-down interview, he spoke on several matters, including the NCP’s expansion in different regions of Maharashtra, criticism of Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, the social tension due to Maratha reservation and OBC agitation. His own party leadership has expressed doubts about the recent government order on the Maratha reservation, expressing fear that it will adversely impact the OBC reservation.
Maratha-OBC tussle
