Earlier in the day, INDIA bloc MPs protested against the SIR and also the alleged "arrest of labourers in BJP-ruled states" while being outside Parliament at Makar Dwar.
Sonia Gandhi joined the protest, holding the large banner 'SIR-attack on Democracy,' and stood beside her daughter and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi. Other leaders like Pramod Tiwari, Manickam Tagore, also joined in.
Members of the INDIA bloc will hold a protest at 10.30 am on Wednesday at Makkar Dwar inside the Parliament complex, to oppose the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
The protests by INDIA bloc MPs have been protesting against the voter roll revision on since the commencement of the monsoon session on July 21 both in an out of Parliament.
To increase pressure on the Centre, opposition MPs from the India bloc are set to stage a protest at the Makar Dwar of Parliament on Tuesday at 10:30 AM, ahead of the day's proceedings. According to the sources, the government has agreed to the opposition's demand to take up the SIR matte
Lok Sabha on Monday is set to discuss key legislations, including a high-stakes special discussion on 'Operation Sindoor' India's military response to the Pahalgham terror attack.
The floor leaders of the INDIA bloc parties will meet on Monday at 10 am to discuss the strategy for the second week of the monsoon session, with the Lok Sabha slated to take up discussion on Operation Sindoor on Monday and the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar has erupted a massive row in the country, with the opposition INDIA bloc alleging that it will delete a significant chunk of voters.
Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav on Friday launched a sharp attack on BJP, alleging that the ruling party uses machines capable of generating Aadhaar and voter ID cards within minutes on election day, and asserted that the Opposition will deploy similar methods to counter them at every boot
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
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.