"They have not been allowing House to function from day first": BJP MP Jagdambika Pal

New Delhi [India], August 11(ANI): BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Monday criticised the INDIA bloc MPs over their march from Parliament to the Election Commission to protest the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar and accused them of disrupting proceedings since the first day of the monsoon session of Parliament.
He also reteriated the stand of the Election Commisison asking Rahul Gandhi , who is leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, to submit under oath his allegations of "vote theft" in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Speaking to ANI, Pal said,"They have not been allowing the House to function from the day first... The way Rahul Gandhi is making allegations against the Election Commission, the Election Commission is asking for evidence, saying If you have any proof, show it."
He also responded to the allegations of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav that Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha has "two EPIC numbers, each with a different address and age"
He added,"Tejashwi Yadav himself has two EPIC cards. We should discuss the schemes that are for the welfare of the public."
Earlier today, security was tightened and barricades put up outside the Transport Bhawan as the INDIA bloc MPs prepared to march from Parliament to the EC headquarters.
The protest is aimed at opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar and what the opposition terms as "voter fraud" during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Members of Parliament from Opposition parties in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are set to march from Makar Dwar in Parliament to the Election Commission office at Nirvachan Sadan on Monday. The march will begin at 11:30 AM and proceed via Transport Bhawan.
The Delhi Police said that no permission has been sought so far for the proposed march by the INDIA Bloc from Parliament to the Election Commission.
Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha is set for a packed agenda on Monday, with multiple committee reports, ministerial statements, and significant legislative business scheduled for discussion.The day's proceedings will begin at 11 am with questions entered in a separate list to be asked and answers given. This will be followed by the laying of papers on the table by ministers from various departments, including Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for the Ministry of Culture; Jayant Chaudhary for the Ministry of Education; Pankaj Chaudhary for the Ministry of Finance; Kirtivardhan Singh for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; and Sukanta Majumdar for Ministry of Education. (ANI)