Three FIRs filed in Bihar council race

Police registered three cases against JD(U) MLA Anant Singh and Jan Suraaj Party candidate Anuj Singh for alleged poll code violations during campaigning for October twenty-third biennial elections.

Roadshow violations in Mokama

The cases relate to a roadshow held in Mokama Assembly constituency in Patna district on October eighteenth, where more vehicles than permitted were allegedly used and sirens blared.

JCB machines deployed illegally

JCB machines were deployed at multiple locations in Barh town to shower flower petals, adversely affecting normal law and order and violating the election Model Code of Conduct.

“JCB machines were also deployed at multiple locations in Barh town to shower flower petals, adversely affecting normal law and order.”

Eight council seats up for election

Polling will be held from eight a.m. to four p.m. on October twenty-third, with counting scheduled for October twenty-seventh. Eight Legislative Council seats are contested.

Singh defies party to back rival

Anant Singh has openly defied his party JD(U) by campaigning for Jan Suraaj Party candidate Anuj Singh in the Patna Graduates' constituency against party MLC Neeraj Kumar.

Singh explains his opposition

Anant Singh said Neeraj Kumar has opposed him on many occasions and he must pay him back in the same coin. He claims nobody can question his loyalty to Nitish Kumar.

“The fact remains that he has opposed me on so many occasions. I must pay him back in the same coin.”