New Delhi, Aug 7: Several MPs of the INDIA bloc parties, including Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Thursday against the Election Commission\u2019s voter roll revision in Bihar.
\nHolding banners and posters against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Samajwadi Party\u2019s Dharmendra Yadav, TMC\u2019s Sagarika Ghose, as well as other opposition MPs raised slogans and demanded a rollback of the SIR as they staged their protest near Parliament\u2019s Makar Dwar.
\nThis was the 12th day of their protest with only one day gap in between on Monday when the opposition skipped their protest in view of the demise of former Jharkhand chief minister Shibu Soren.
\nThere was a huge banner in front of the protesting MPs which read \u2018Discussion not deletion\u2019. Another banner carried by the protesting MPs read \u2018SIR \u2013 Silent Invisible Rigging\u2019.
\nWith \u2018Stop SIR\u2019 placards along with posters, alleging collusion between the EC and the government, in hand, the MPs of the opposition, including those of the Congress, DMK, TMC, and Left parties, among others, participated in the protest.
\nThe opposition has been protesting in both Houses of Parliament against the SIR, alleging the EC\u2019s exercise was aimed at \u201cdisenfranchising voters\u201d in Bihar ahead of the Assembly elections. They have been demanding a discussion on the issue in both Houses.
\nThere has been a logjam in Parliament over the SIR in Bihar. Barring discussions on Operation Sindoor in both Houses, Parliament has seen little business ever since the Monsoon session began on July 21 due to repeated adjournments, mostly over the SIR issue. (Agencies)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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