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"Infiltrators will not be allowed to misuse voting rights": Chirag Paswan
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid the Opposition's protest in Parliament over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in poll-bound Bihar, Union Minister Chirag Paswan has defended the exercise, saying that no injustice will be done to any Indian citizen.
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"Why was SIR brought?" asks TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar has erupted a massive row in the country, with the opposition INDIA bloc alleging that it will delete a significant chunk of voters.
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Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP over "Aadhaar-producing machines," says "we will
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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
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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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"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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