Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday and raised the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in poll-bound Bihar.
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Proceedings of the Upper House of the Parliament were adjourned till 12 noon amid sloganeering by the Opposition against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in poll-bound Bihar.
Congress will hold a protest in Bengaluru's Freedom Park on August 5 to highlight alleged election-related irregularities and defend voter rights. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced that Rahul Gandhi will lead the initiative, which aims to bring national attention to electoral
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The Election Commission had said on Sunday that out of 7.89 crore registered voters in Bihar, over 7.24 crore electors have submitted their enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) held from June 24 to July 25
On the eleventh day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Thursday stood in solidarity with MPs of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc, joining their protest outside Parliament at Makar Dwar.
Earlier in the day, INDIA bloc MPs protested against the SIR and also the alleged "arrest of labourers in BJP-ruled states" while being outside Parliament at Makar Dwar.
Union Minister Prahlad Joshi on Tuesday downplayed concerns over the Sample Survey of Voter Rolls (SIR), stating that the process is not new and has been carried out multiple times in the past.
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.
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.
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