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.
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.
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.
The cartoon shared by Congress MP portrays a man labelled "EC" dressed in uniform and shackled, holding what resembles an EVM (Electronic Voting Machine), with a speech bubble saying "YES SIR." The tweet was captioned with a single, sharp hashtag: #SIR, a clear reference to the recent allega
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala moved a notice for Suspension of Business in the Upper House of the Parliament on Tuesday, demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar.
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
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Monday raised concerns over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar, saying that many poor people may lose their voting rights because the Election Commission is not following a clear and fair process.
His comments come in the wake of a political storm over statements made by Chidambaram ahead of a discussion in Parliament on Operation Sindoor, India's counter-response following the deadly terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which took the lives of 26 people.
Speaking to reporters here, Yadav said, "The SIR process is almost complete, but the way this process has been completed, the level of rigging that has taken place is probably unprecedented. We have repeatedly urged the Election Commission to ensure that the voter list is impartial... Wha
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
"Opposition has made a U-turn. This will not work. After half an hour, the Parliament proceedings will resume. The Defence Minister will open the debate. I urge everyone to listen to him. No Opposition party should speak the language of Pakistan," Rijiju told reporters.