"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
Amid the Opposition's protest in Parliament over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in poll-bound Bihar, Union Minister Chirag Paswan has defended the exercise, saying that no injustice will be done to any Indian citizen.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin alleged that Special Intensive Revision is being misused to quietly "erase" voters from disadvantaged and dissenting communities as both Houses of the Parliament were adjourned till Monday after uproar over the exercise in the poll-bound Bihar.
Earlier in the day, MPs from the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) protested against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in poll-bound Bihar. The protest, which entered its fifth consecutive day, was held at Parliament's Makar Dwar.
Presenting the state's comprehensive caste-based socio-economic survey, Reddy stated that the exercise was "not just a caste survey, but a social, economic, educational, employment, and political survey."
Amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in poll-bound Bihar which saw opposition holding protests both inside and outside the Parliament, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Friday alleged that the Election Commission of India is "working as a branch" of the Bharatiya Janata P
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday announced that the government has agreed to hold a special discussion in the Lok Sabha on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor on July 28, amid continued disruptions by the Opposition during the Monsoon Session of Par
"The whole nation is worried about the impartiality of the Election Commission and its right to vote. At a time like this, the Prime Minister is out of the country. When the Parliament proceedings are going on and when we want discussions, he is on his foreign visit. This shows his sensitivi
"Nityanad Rai is speaking with the confidence that comes only when there is definite mal-intent in carrying out the SIR exercise. Even the SC has said that it is unfair to ask and demand for documents which are tough to get, and has asked for other documents to be added to the list, which
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Jagdambika Pal, chairing the Lok Sabha, urged the Opposition members to maintain decorum in the house and let the private members bill be introduced so that discussion can take place.