Parliament Monsoon Session Live: Opposition to corner government over voter roll, INDIA bloc huddle at 10 am
(With inputs from Mausami Singh.)
Rajya Sabha MP and Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh has submitted a Suspension of Business Notice under Rule 267, seeking an urgent discussion on the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar ahead of polls.
In his notice, Singh warned that similar revision drives are planned across the country, including in West Bengal, where high migration, displacement, and documentation gaps could leave the poor and marginalised at risk of large-scale disenfranchisement.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday submitted a notice to move an adjournment motion under Rule 56 in the Lok Sabha, seeking an urgent discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls launched by the Election Commission in Bihar on June 24, 2025. In his notice, Tagore argued that the revision exercise has serious implications for the democratic process, especially with the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled for November this year.
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