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"Govt should agree to discussion and move on": Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on SI
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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Rahul Gandhi postpones "special" presser, Oppn calls off protest against S
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Moreover, the Opposition MPs have called off their protest against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar, which was scheduled to be held at Makar Dwar, following the demise of Shibu Soren. However, the issue will be raised inside the house.
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"Patently illegal": Chidambaram slams ECI over reported addition of 6.5 la
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday strongly criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the addition of approximately 6.5 lakh migrant workers to the electoral roll in Tamil Nadu under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, calling it "alarming" and
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"Should intruders be allowed to vote?" BJP's Naresh Bansal defends SIR exe
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"There will be a fair election. Those who have the right to vote will vote. Citizens will cast their votes," he added.
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"Well-proof voter list is necessary to make our democracy vibrant": Sukant
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"SIR is a regular practice of the Election Commission of India. Even in the year 2002, the SIR exercise was carried out in West Bengal. Names of 20 lakh voters were removed from the voter list...It is the role of the Election Commission to rectify the voter list. A well-proof voter list is n
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Rahul Gandhi alleges EC involvement in voter fraud, claims having "open-an
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Rahul Gandhi said, "Votes are being stolen. We have open-and-shut proof that the Election Commission is involved in this vote theft. And I'm not saying this lightly, I'm speaking with 100% proof. And when we release it (proof), the entire country will come to know that the Election Commis
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Bihar polls: SC to hear pleas challenging ECI's SIR exercise on August 12,
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the Association for Democratic Reforms, told the apex court about the poll panel's statement that 65 lakh persons have not submitted the enumeration forms during the SIR process as they are either dead or have permanently shifted elsewhere.
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Several Congress MPs move notices to discuss SIR exercise in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This is the seventh day of the ongoing monsoon session. Minutes after it was convened at 11 am, the Rajya Sabha got adjourned till 2 PM.
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NDMA, Indian Army to hold mock drills in Delhi-NCR from July 29-Aug 1 for
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Indian Army will hold a tabletop exercise and mock drill in the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) from July 29 to August 1, NDMA member Lt Gen (Retd) Syed Ata Hasnain said.
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AI, drones and sensors-to-shooters: Indian Army charts future warfare in H
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The exercise conducted in the high-altitude areas of East Sikkim tested new technologies designed to improve battlefield awareness, real-time surveillance and quick decision-making. Troops from Trishakti Corps used a mix of ground-based systems and aerial platforms, including UAVs and dro
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Bihar polls: SC asks ECI to consider Aadhaar, voter ID card in SIR of elec
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Monday again asked the Election Commission of India to consider including the Aadhaar card and the electoral photo identity card as admissible documents to prove the identity of voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being undertaken in Bih
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Both houses adjourned amid Opposition protests; Lok Sabha to meet at 1 pm,
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Upper house met briefly at 11 AM today before being adjourned amid Opposition's sloganeering. Similarly in the lower house, Opposition MPs protested against the Bihar SIR, raising slogans against the exercise.
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