{"id":188999,"date":"2025-12-02T19:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=188999"},"modified":"2025-12-02T19:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T14:05:41","slug":"opposition-protests-over-electoral-roll-revision-disrupt-indian-parliament-for-2nd-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/12\/02\/opposition-protests-over-electoral-roll-revision-disrupt-indian-parliament-for-2nd-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Opposition protests over electoral roll revision disrupt Indian parliament for 2nd day"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"New Delhi: The Indian opposition\u2019s protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls disrupted Parliament for the second consecutive day of the Winter Session on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, ahead of today\u2019s proceedings, MPs from the INDIA bloc staged a demonstration outside Parliament\u2019s Makar Dwar with a banner reading \u201cStop SIR, Stop Vote Chori\u201d, accusing the government of enabling voter suppression.<\/p>\n

Inside the Lok Sabha, proceedings were adjourned shortly after Zero Hour, during which committee reports were tabled, as Opposition MPs shouted slogans demanding a discussion on the SIR.<\/p>\n

Both Houses were adjourned till 2 pm amid slogan-shouting and uproar, with the INDIA bloc MPs refusing to relent in their demand for an immediate discussion on the SIR exercise being carried out across 12 Indian states and Union Territories.<\/p>\n

Amid the deadlock, the Modi government yielded to the Opposition\u2019s demand for a debate following a meeting between Speaker Om Birla and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Rijiju. However, Rijiju urged Opposition not to insist on fixing a timeline.<\/p>\n

Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge criticised the government for refusing to discuss the SIR issue earlier. \u201cThe Opposition is raising this issue, and we want a serious discussion. The Chairman did not allow it, and the government was not ready. This is harmful for democracy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also condemned the government for evading accountability, stating, \u201cWe are demanding a discussion on pollution, SIR and other essential issues, but the government is not willing. People\u2019s votes are being cut, \u2018vote theft\u2019 is happening, and they want us to remain silent\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Delhi: The Indian opposition\u2019s protests over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls disrupted Parliament for the second consecutive day of the Winter Session on Tuesday. According to Kashmir Media Service, ahead of today\u2019s proceedings, MPs from the INDIA bloc staged a demonstration outside Parliament\u2019s Makar Dwar with a banner reading \u201cStop SIR, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":189335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t