The Election Commission of India is conducting a Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the assembly elections in the state later this year.
Jaiswal's remarks came during an ongoing review of the Special Intensive Revision drive conducted by the Election Commission to clean up the electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls.
Following Leader of Opposition in Bihar Tejashwi Yadav's caveat of boycotting Bihar elections over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) row, Congress General Secretary and MP KC Venugopal said that the circumstances prevailing in the country pressurised Tejashwi Yadav to say this and SIR of
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha faced adjournments for the third successive day on Wednesday with opposition parties demanding discussion on their issues including Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha faced major disruptions on Wednesday amid Opposition protest over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being undertaken by the Election Commission (EC) in Bihar ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, Operation Sindoor, Pahalgam
Congress MP Jebi Mather raised serious concerns over the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, alleging that the exercise threatens the foundation of Indian democracy.
The SP MP further took aim at the Central government, alleging that they are avoiding discussion on important issues, including the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls, Operation Sindoor, and the Pahalgam attack.
Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till 2 pm, soon after they resumed their proceedings on Wednesday amid continued protests by opposition members over several issues, including the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned till noon on Wednesday following continued protests by opposition members over several issues, including the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
In his letter to the Rajya Sabha General Secretary, the CPI MP wrote since the "constitutional and electoral implications" of SIR seriously eroded the democratic credentials, there was a critical need to discuss the issue in the Rajya Sabha.
BJP MLA Haribhushan Thakur defends Bihar SIR revision process after the Election Commission of India revealed 52 lakhs names were missing from the state's electoral rolls.
In her letter to the Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha, the party MP alleged that the government had been using the Election Commission of India (ECI) to push an "exclusionary" agenda under the guise of a voter list revision, aimed at stripping voting rights from large sections of society