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Tejashwi Yadav was criticised by the BJP after he said that he considers the sources reporting the presence of foreign nationals with Indian documents in Bihar as ‘urine.’
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav. (Image: PTI/File)
The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Booth Level Officers (BLOs) have found the presence of foreign nationals with Indian documents such as Aadhaar, domicile certificates, and ration cards during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav rubbished all such claims. He said that he considers such “sutras” (sources) as “mutra” (urine).
Hours after his remark, Yadav faced massive criticism from the BJP, with party leader Sanjay Jaiswal calling him “uneducated and irresponsible.”
Speaking to ANI, Jaiswal urged him to apologise, express regret, and take an oath not to speak beyond what he is taught at home.
“Only Tejashwi Yadav can make such comments about media personnel or any human being in general. The problem with Tejashwi Yadav is that he is not educated, which is why the people at his home make him memorise whatever they want, and he just repeats it. But if someone asks him a question outside of that, he will create this kind of mess,’ he said.
#WATCH | Bettiah, Bihar: On the statement of Bihar Legislative Assembly LoP & RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal says, “…Only Tejashwi Yadav can make such comments about media personnel or any human being in general. The problem with Tejashwi Yadav is that he… pic.twitter.com/5Et1YHLiHb— ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2025
Notably, the ECI BLOs on Sunday said that they found the presence of foreign nationals, including those from Nepal, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, with Indian documents like Aadhaar cards, domicile certificates, and ration cards during house-to-house visits carried out as part of the SIR.
Tejashwi Yadav reacted sharply to the news and said,”Who are these sources? These are the same sources that said that Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore have been captured. ‘Ye sootra ko hum mootra samajhte hai’ (We consider these sources to be urine).”
“SIR was conducted for the last time in 2003 under the UPA government. Since then, we have seen many elections, including the ones in 2014, 2019, and 2024. In those elections, we lost by three to four lakhs. Does that mean all these foreigners voted for PM Modi?” he added.
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