"Govt should agree to discussion and move on": Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on SIR exercise in Bihar

New Delhi [India], August 4 (ANI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday asked the Centre to agree to the Opposition's demand to discuss the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in poll-bound Bihar in the Parliament.
Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "This (SIR exercise in Bihar) is a very serious issue. If this is happening in the voter list, then why shouldn't we raise this issue? The government should agree to a discussion and move on."
The INDIA bloc has been protesting in the Parliament, demanding a discussion on SIR.
Earlier today, the proceedings in the Lower House of the Parliament were adjourned till 2 PM amid protests by the Opposition.
The Opposition MPs entered the well with the placards during the question hour, after which Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla adjourned the House.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday moved an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha to discuss SIR of electoral rolls conducted by the Election Commission of India in Bihar ahead of the Assembly elections.
Submitting the adjournment motion, Manickam Tagore alleged that the SIR has "disproportionately affected" marginalised communities, and warned that similar "targeted disenfranchisement may soon spread to other states like Assam and West Bengal."
"This House expresses deep concern over the mass deletion of voters flagged during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted by the Election Commission of India in Bihar, which has disproportionately affected historically marginalised communities, and warns that similar targeted disenfranchisement may soon spread to other states like Assam and West Bengal. This House demands a comprehensive and transparent debate on the legitimacy, legality, and consequences of this exercise, which threatens the constitutional right to vote and undermines free and fair elections in India," the Congress MP wrote in the motion. (ANI)