‘Who is at fault?’ RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav takes on EC over two EPIC numbers; ‘will give good answer to it’ | India News

NEW DELHI: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday took on the Election Commission seeking accountability from the poll body over the issuance of two EPIC numbers to him.“If two EPIC numbers were issues, who is at fault? And they ask explanation from me,” Yadav told reporters.He further informed that he had not received any notice from the poll body but from Patna registration department.“I have not received any notice from the Election Commission, but from the Patna Registration Department, and I will give a good answer to it,” he said.The Patna electoral registration officer (ERO) requested Yadav to submit the details of the EPIC card he mentioned during his August 2 press conference. He has been asked to provide the information by the afternoon of August 8 for further investigation.“The details of the EPIC card mentioned by you in the press conference on 02.08.2025 were requested for thorough investigation, but till now, the desired documents and a copy of the EPIC card have not been provided from your level. Therefore, it is requested again that details should be made available to the undersigned by the afternoon of 08.08.2025 so that it can be thoroughly investigated,” the letter said.Yadav initially claimed that his name was missing from the new draft voter list released on August 1, and later alleged that his EPIC number had been changed. However, the EC refuted these claims, stating that a thorough check confirmed his name appears at serial number 416 of polling station 204, located at the Library Building of Bihar Animal Science University.