Sheikhpura, Aug. 21 -- Bihar Congress president Rajesh Ram expressed gratitude for the public "giving strength" to the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' by participating in large numbers to ensure that voting rights are protected on Thursday.

"With this yatra, we made a small effort to secure the rights of the people, on including their names in the SIR, but the success and support of this journey belong entirely to the public; the public is giving it strength, and this is a big deal for us," Bihar Congress president Rajesh Ram told ANI here.

The Yatra, continuing for the fifth day, reached Sheikhpura earlier today. Leaders of the party, along with leaders of alliance partners Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist),...