In order to register their protest on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar’s electoral rolls, several MPs of the INDIA bloc and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday raised slogans against the practice in Parliament complex.
The MPs were seen holding a huge banner in front of them which read “SIR-Loktantra Pe Vaar” as they lined up near the steps of the Makkar Dwar of the House.
With “Stop SIR” placards in hands, many MPs of the Opposition from Congress, DMK, TMC and others participated in the protest and raised slogans.
The Parliament has been witnessing protests from the Opposition on several issues including demand of special discussion on Operation Sindoor and SIR in Bihar.
This was the seventh day of the Parliament when all the Opposition MPs staged a protest against the SIR after discussion on Operation Sindoor was held.
The last intensive revision in Bihar, was conducted by the Commission in the year 2003 with reference to Jan 1, 2003 as the qualifying date. The Commission has previously exercised its powers under enabling statutes in the years such as 1952-56, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1983-84, 1987-89. 1992, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2003 and 2004 to undertake Intensive Revision of electoral rolls for all or some pans of the country for a fresh preparation of electoral rolls through enumeration.
