Bihar polls: RJD alleges voter intimidation, police brutality at polling booths, demands EC action — Shares video

NEW DELHI: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday, as Phase 1 polling took place in Bihar, alleged that police personnel and BJP workers were intimidating voters and assaulting party members at multiple polling booths.In a post on X sharing visuals, the party claimed that police officials had entered homes and were threatening residents in the Mohiuddinagar Assembly constituency. “At booth no. 106, 107, 108 of Mohiuddinagar assembly constituency, police personnel have entered different households and are brutally beating and threatening voters without any valid reason,” the RJD alleged.

The party also accused BJP workers of attacking its members. “Frustration of defeat sparks BJP goons' thuggery! At Maricha Chowk, Sarai, RJD worker attacked with knife by BJP thugs and his brother! May the Election Commission prove its impartiality by swiftly arresting these criminals! @CEOBihar @ECISVEEP,” it said.

A local individual who reportedly filmed one of the incidents alleged that police were intimidating voters away from polling stations. “Ghar se kaafi dur ghar se ghu ghu ke prashasan ki gundagardi chalu hai. Voters ko daraya dhamkaya jaa rha hai,” the person was heard saying in the video.A local individual who reportedly filmed one of the incidents alleged that the police were harassing and intimidating voters away from polling stations. The person in the video said, “Far from home, the administration’s bullying (prashasan ki gundagardi) is going on everywhere. Voters are being threatened and intimidated.”The Election Commission has not yet issued a statement on the allegations. Voting for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections began early Thursday across multiple constituencies amid tight security arrangements.