Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday hit out at the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in poll-bound Bihar.
"The whole opposition stands united because somewhere we all can see that the Election Commission is exerting its monopoly and working on the instructions of the government. This government is destroying the democratic setup of the country... If the Election Commission had to do this exer
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has called for the House to function with discussions and dialogues, including the Question Hour to continue, amid protests by Opposition members demanding a discussion on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar. Efforts are currently being made to
The Opposition in Bihar, led by RJD leader Rabri Devi, continued its protest outside the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Friday, intensifying its attack on the state government over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Dilip Jaiswal on Friday strongly condemned the unruly scenes witnessed in the Bihar Legislative Assembly a day earlier, describing the events as a "humiliation of the legislature" amid a heated debate over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of e
Several senior Congress leaders, including the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, and party leader Priyanka Gandhi, also participated in the protest. The MPs marched from the Gandhi statue on the Parliament premises ahead of the start of the day's session.
"They should respond to the allegations. They should provide us with the voters' list, which we have been asking for. There should be transparency. It is a democracy. All political parties should have access to that information. Why is it not being provided?" Priyanka Gandhi told reporter
Chowdhury expressed concerns that the ongoing voter list revision drive in Bihar poses a "risk of disenfranchising millions" and raised questions about the "fairness" of the process due to "opaque guidelines."
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Friday gave a Suspension of Business notice under Rule 267 and demanded a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar.
Amid the row over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter list in Bihar, former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said that the matter is subjudice and they have faith in the judiciary.
The Communist Party of India Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar has written to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, urging the state government to name the upcoming Bihar airport after Swami Sahajanand Saraswati.