Ahead of the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections on November 6, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar reiterated that the Election Commission would not tolerate any form of violence during the polls. Speaking at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, his alma mater, Kumar urged voters to actively participate in the democratic process and assured that the Commission had taken all measures to ensure peaceful voting across the state. Kumar’s statement came shortly after JD(U) candidate from Mokama, Anant Singh, was arrested in connection with the alleged murder of Dularchand Yadav, a campaign worker for Jan Suraaj candidate Piyush Priyadarshi. Following the incident, the Election Commission ordered the transfer of several officials posted in Mokama and demanded a det

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