For the eighth consecutive day, senior opposition leaders, including Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, staged a protest in the Parliament House complex against the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. The protest, organized by MPs from the INDIA bloc, demanded an immediate rollback of the EC’s voter list revision, alleging it undermines democratic principles.
Before Parliament proceedings began on Thursday, the opposition leaders gathered near the Makar Dwar steps, holding placards reading “Stop SIR” and standing behind a large banner that declared “SIR – Loktantra Pe Vaar” (Attack on Democracy). Protesters accused the Election Commission of acting in collusion with the central government, aiming to disenfranchise voters in Bihar ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.
Members of the Congress, DMK, TMC, Samajwadi Party, RJD, and Left parties raised slogans and demanded a full debate in both Houses on what they termed an unconstitutional move by the EC. The coordinated protest reflects growing opposition concern over alleged manipulation of the electoral process.
