Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, along with several MPs from the INDIA bloc, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex on Wednesday for the seventh consecutive day, demanding the rollback of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
Before the day’s parliamentary proceedings began, Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and other opposition MPs gathered near the Makar Dwar entrance, holding placards that read “Stop SIR” and standing behind a large banner that declared “SIR – Loktantra Pe Vaar” (SIR – An Attack on Democracy). The coordinated protest was aimed at drawing national attention to what the opposition alleges is a deliberate attempt by the Election Commission to disenfranchise voters in Bihar ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.
Leaders from Congress, DMK, TMC, Samajwadi Party, RJD, and Left parties united in protest, raising slogans and demanding a debate on the issue in both Houses of Parliament. The opposition maintains that the EC’s voter roll revision could significantly impact electoral fairness and transparency, calling the move unconstitutional and politically motivated.
