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"SIR brought to remove poor, backward, Dalit from electoral rolls": Congre
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Congress MP Saptagiri Ulka on Sunday alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise is an attempt to remove the poor, backward, Dalit voters and traditional supporters of the party from the electoral rolls.
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Sanjay Singh moves Rule 267 notice in Rajya Sabha, seeks discussion on SIR
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The lower house of Parliament is set to take up the issue of election reforms for discussion. This will include a discussion of the SIR exercise initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in various states.
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"Why is SIR not happening in bordering States where BJP is in power?": Mam
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Announcing an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh for those hospitalised, Banerjee accused the Centre of selectively implementing SIR in non-BJP-ruled states such as West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.
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Supreme Court asks ECI to consider deferring SIR in Kerala as pleas flag i
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to consider whether it is required to defer the exercise of filling and submission of enumeration forms, as part of the Election Commission's ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Kerala.
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Congress MP Hibi Eden says SIR exercise "violates fundamental rights" of K
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the Congress MP, the process of conducting the SIR is aimed at "towards violating the fundamental rights of the people of Kerala" and an attempt to "disturb the process of free and fair elections," which will happen in 2026.
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Parliament Winter Session: Opposition MPs stage protest over SIR
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Opposition members, including MPs from the INDIA bloc, gathered outside the Makar Dwar of the Parliament ahead of the day's proceedings to express their discontent over the ongoing SIR exercise.
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Congress MPs move adjournment motion in Lok Sabha, demand suspension of 'r
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress MPs on Tuesday moved adjournment motions in the Lok Sabha demanding the immediate suspension of the allegedly "unplanned and rushed" Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, while also flagging the extreme pressure on Booth Level Officers (BLOs) that has reportedly le
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BLO deaths intolerable, govt must allow SIR discussion: Congress MP Pramod
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
"The entire nation saw during the previous session that the opposition was demanding a discussion on SIR...If BLOs who have been assigned to carry out the SIR exercise are dying by suicide, this is intolerable and any government which follows the Constitution should allow for a discussion
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Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 PM amid Opposition protests, Speaker urges MPs
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The first day of the Winter Session of Parliament witnessed an early adjournment as the Lok Sabha was suspended till 12 PM, just 20 minutes after the proceedings commenced at 11 AM, following repeated sloganeering and protests by Opposition MPs demanding a discussion on the Special Intens
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"Panic, confusion among citizens": Congress' Venugopal moves adjournment m
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Congress leader KC Venugopal on Monday gave the adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha, demanding that the Lower House discuss the "grave crisis" created by the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, currently underway in several states and union territories across the country. Read More
INDIA bloc leaders meet to discuss strategy for winter Parliament session;
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The INDIA bloc leaders are expected to raise the issue of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) across the country, the Delhi blast near Red Fort, the deteriorating air quality in the national capital and issues regarding foreign policy.
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SIR is "threat" to democracy, entire opposition will raise this matter: SP
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Monday said that the entire opposition will raise the concerns related to the Special Intensive Revision exercise, which is currently underway in several parts of the country, while calling the poll body's step a "threat to democracy".
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