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"If you cannot defeat us, you seek to delete us," CM MK Stalin amid protes
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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"When they lose, they doubt Election Commision, EVM," Pralhad Joshi on Opp
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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China tries to buy Taiwanese votes with cheap flights ahead of recall elec
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the Taipei Times, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Taipei City Councillor Hong Chien-yi recently obtained evidence that a Chinese "united front" unit in Dongguan, Guangdong Province, had issued notices offering discounted flights to China-based Taiwanese businesspeople and the
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Whole nation worried about right to vote, but PM Modi on foreign visits: C
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"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
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"Not happening for first time, was done in 2003 as well": JDU MP Sanjay Jh
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"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
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"EC exerting its monopoly, working on instructions of government": SP MP D
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"The whole opposition stands united because somewhere we all can see that the Election Commission is exerting its monopoly and working on the instructions of the government. This government is destroying the democratic setup of the country... If the Election Commission had to do this exer
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"All limits were crossed yesterday": BJP's Dilip Jaiswal condemns "violenc
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Dilip Jaiswal on Friday strongly condemned the unruly scenes witnessed in the Bihar Legislative Assembly a day earlier, describing the events as a "humiliation of the legislature" amid a heated debate over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of e
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Why not provide voter list? There should be transparency: Priyanka Gandhi
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"They should respond to the allegations. They should provide us with the voters' list, which we have been asking for. There should be transparency. It is a democracy. All political parties should have access to that information. Why is it not being provided?" Priyanka Gandhi told reporter
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Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury moves Rule 267 notice in Rajya Sabha, seeks d
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Chowdhury expressed concerns that the ongoing voter list revision drive in Bihar poses a "risk of disenfranchising millions" and raised questions about the "fairness" of the process due to "opaque guidelines."
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"Rohingyas using fake IDs for Aadhaar, Voter cards": BJP MP Jagannath Sark
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagannath Sarkar on Friday reacted to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's recent remarks, emphasising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's commitment to promoting the Bengali language.
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Cong MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh moves Suspension of Business notice in Rajya
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh on Friday gave a Suspension of Business notice under Rule 267 and demanded a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in Bihar.
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"Everyone has faith in judiciary": Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on SIR
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid the row over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter list in Bihar, former Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot said that the matter is subjudice and they have faith in the judiciary.
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