Samajwadi Party MP Ram Gopal Yadav in Mainpuri asserted that there is no need for conducting SIR in the country and labelled the ongoing process as "gimmicks to stay in power."
Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Wednesday emphasised the urgency of addressing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) issue, stating that thorough discussions and constructive suggestions from the opposition are crucial to safeguarding India's democracy.
BJP MP Dinesh Sharma criticised the opposition for allegedly disrupting the proposed agenda of the winter parliamentary session, claiming that those protesting against issues such as CAA, electoral reforms, vote rigging and Waqf matters are acting with an unsettled mindset.
PM Modi said that the current situation in the state requires clear communication and public outreach, and the party must strongly counter what is happening on the ground.
Claiming that the four labour codes propagate "corporate jungle raj," the INDIA bloc MPs held up various banners, and a bigger banner reading "No to Corporate Jungle raj- Yes to labour justice."
"They want the discussion to happen for 10 hours on the 8th and 9th, on SIR or electoral reforms. We are welcoming it, but it would have been better if they had done the same in the monsoon session. So much business would have happened in the parliament by now," the Congress MP told ANI.<
BJP MP Dinesh Sharma, speaking about the potential agenda for the winter parliamentary session, reiterated that the government has already announced discussions on topics such as Vande Mataram and electoral reforms.
After the Centre agreed to discuss electoral reforms in Parliament, the INDIA bloc parties will protest against the new Labour Codes outside Parliament on Wednesday, Congress MP Manickam Tagore said.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that he is looking forward to "a very constructive and engaging discussion" on election reforms after an agreement between the government and opposition to resolve the impasse over demand for discussion on Special Intensive
After the Lok Sabha was adjourned at 11:15 am on the second day of the Winter Session, Speaker Om Birla summoned opposition floor leaders and ministers for a meeting to resolve the disruptions and restore order in the House.
The Lok Sabha will discuss the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram on December 8, and electoral reforms on December 9, with an all-party meeting resolving the impasse over the opposition's demand for discussion on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien has said that the opposition parties accepted government's proposal for discussion on electoral reforms in the spirit of parliamentary democracy and made a tactical change in their stance.