The proceedings of both the lower and upper houses of Parliament were adjourned until noon today amid ruckus over demands for discussions on various issues, including Operation Sindoor and the voter list revision exercise being carried out in Bihar.
Commenting on the Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's announcement of the formation of the State Sanitation Workers Commission, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav emphasised the need to first ensure fulfilment of basic necessities for sanitation workers, like equipment and on-time salary.
The Commission described the SIR as a "massive and successful citizen participation effort" across the state, aimed at enhancing the accuracy of the electoral rolls ahead of upcoming assembly elections.
Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Sunday sharpened his party's stance, stating that the core issue of citizenship has been "politicised and camouflaged."
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Sunday accused Union Minister Chirag Paswan of being greedy for power after his remarks against the rising crime rate in Bihar.
The massive scale of untraced electors in Bihar has prompted questions about what the national SIR might uncover across India's electoral landscape. Political parties accross the spectrum have repeatedly raised issues regarding the purity of the electoral roll, especially the addition of vot
"97 murders in 1 day in Bihar. Prime Minister, Chief Minister and two Deputy Chief Ministers all useless, criminals are the real government," Yadav, also the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Bihar legislative assembly, posted on X.
"I will definitely seek revenge. We were servants for so long, we worked hard in the state to get elected and work for our people by staying in the government. We had 4 leaders and doing work of the people, so they (BJP) poached our MLAs and threw us out of the government we formed, this
"It has been five days since we have been protesting against this (SIR) in Parliament. The Election Commission should pay attention to this: the way there is an attempt being made to disrupt the voter list, and the way votes are being manipulated. Why don't you allow (verify) people with