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
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.
In a major stride towards electoral transparency and accuracy, the Election Commission of Bihar has announced that 99.8% of the state's electors have been covered under the ongoing Special Integrated Revision (SIR) process.
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
Bharatiya Janata Party National Spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi hit out at Congress and Rahul Gandhi for "levelling absurd allegations" on Election Commission for conducting Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, suggesting that it reflect their "mindset" of recognisin
"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
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Samik Bhattacharya on Friday said that the implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is necessary in West Bengal, warning that failing to do so could lead to the state turning into "West Bangladesh."
"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.
"This SIR was done in 2003 as well, and its survey was completed within a month. This is not happening for the first time, and back then, the government belonged to the same people who are speaking out today... What do these people want? Do they want votes to be cast in the names of those