Mahagathbandhan Protests Against Election Commission and State Information Repository

The Mahagathbandhan has called for a Raj Bhawan march in Patna today against the Election Commission and the SIR. The march will include leaders and activists of the RJD, Congress, VIP, IIP, Left parties. It will start from 11 am and march from Sapta Murti to submit a memorandum to the governor and put forth its demands related to the SIR, electoral rolls and the functioning of the Election Commission. The march will go on for about two kilometers. At the same time, the Mahagathbandhan will stage sit-ins at all district headquarters in Bihar today. The leaders and workers of the Mahagathbandhan will register their objections against the functioning of the Election Commission. Earlier on Wednesday, a protest march was taken out at all 534 block headquarters across the state. According to the Mahagathbandhan's schedule, the movement will continue for two days. On the first day, the protest march will be held at the block level. On the second day, a sit-in protest will be held at the district headquarters and a march to the Raj Bhawan in Patna.