New Delhi: Minta Devi, a ‘124-year-old’ lady from Siwan district in Bihar, has develop into the face of a protest pay increase within the Indian bloc.Vote for Choli(Voting Theft) Claims in opposition to the Particular Intensive Revision (SIR) of the Election Fee of India (ECI) and the Polling Company of the Nationwide Election Function.
On Tuesday, a number of opposition lawmakers, together with MP Priyanka Gandhi, had been carrying Minta Devi’s identify and a T-shirt printed on the entrance, with the “124 not out” written on the again.
The protest held in entrance of Congress’ Makar Dwar noticed participation from President Marikaljun Kalge, chairman of the Congress Council. Opposition leaders have been requesting discussions on Bihar’s sar for a number of days.
When looking Devi’s Elector Picture ID Card (EPIC) quantity on the ECI web site, she is 124 years previous.
Posting about it on X, Congress chief Pawan Keira took the jive. Devi mentioned that British lady Ethel Catham needs to be appointed to incorporate within the Guinness World Data, which lists her because the oldest lady on the planet on the age of 115.
“We proudly nominate Minta Devi to the Guinness World Data: well mannered from some miracles of India’s youngest, oldest human – @ecisveep.
We proudly nominate Minta Devi to the Guinness World File: the oldest trying man in India – @ecisveep
Waa Modiji Waa #votechori pic.twitter.com/wrreu6r98k-Pawan Kherra (@pawankhera) August 12, 2025
Congressional MP KC Venugopal additionally participated, saying, “ECI supplied a beautiful service to humanity! They found Minta Devi, the oldest residing human being listed as 124 years previous in Professor Bihar!”
The Election Fee has supplied nice providers to humanity! They found the oldest residing human, Smt. Minta Devi, whose age is listed as 124 in Bihar Sar!
Mega voter fraud dedicated by the ECI can by no means be permitted. India will proceed to protest till it stops. pic.twitter.com/0ftledvh8k
-kc venugopal (@kcvenugopalp) August 12, 2025
“We will by no means permit mega voter fraud carried out by the ECI. India will proceed to protest till it’s stopped,” he added.
A number of opposition lawmakers, together with Rahul Gandhi and Malikaljun Kalge, had been detained from the meeting throughout a protest march to Nirvachan Sadhan’s ECI headquarters and had been taken to Congress Avenue Police Station on Monday. The lawmakers had been protesting Professor Bihar, amongst different points.
The opposition all lawmakers could be allowed to fulfill with the ECI collectively, however the committee agreed to fulfill a delegation of 30 leaders from the opposition, citing the dearth of house on the headquarters.
Earlier final week, Rahul Gandhi held a press convention insisting that the ECI “conspires” with the BJP to “steal” the election. Chief election officers of a number of states have since requested Gandhi to supply a proper oath in assist of his claims.
(edited by Shashank Kishan)
Learn once more: Bihar voter listing revisions are usually not anti-democratic.
