INDIA bloc stages protest in Parliament over Bihar voter roll revision

Updated On: 05 August, 2025 01:02 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Several MPs from the INDIA bloc, including Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, staged a protest on Tuesday in the Parliament House complex against the Election Commission`s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter rolls in Bihar. (PICS/ PTI)

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holding banners and posters, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and other opposition MPs gathered near Parliament`s Makar Dwar, raised slogans, and demanded an immediate rollback of the SIR exercise</span></p>

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Holding banners and posters, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and other opposition MPs gathered near Parliament`s Makar Dwar, raised slogans, and demanded an immediate rollback of the SIR exercise

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This marked the tenth day of protest by the opposition, with only a one-day pause on Monday due to the demise of former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren</span></p>

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This marked the tenth day of protest by the opposition, with only a one-day pause on Monday due to the demise of former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holding `Stop SIR` placards and posters alleging collusion between the Election Commission and the government, MPs from the Congress, DMK, TMC, Left parties, and others joined the demonstration and raised slogans</span></p>

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Holding `Stop SIR` placards and posters alleging collusion between the Election Commission and the government, MPs from the Congress, DMK, TMC, Left parties, and others joined the demonstration and raised slogans

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The opposition has consistently protested in both Houses of Parliament against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar, claiming that the EC`s move is an attempt to "disenfranchise voters" ahead of the Assembly elections</span></p>

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The opposition has consistently protested in both Houses of Parliament against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in Bihar, claiming that the EC`s move is an attempt to "disenfranchise voters" ahead of the Assembly elections

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They have also been demanding a discussion on the matter in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

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