Kharge, Priyanka, other opposition leaders protest against SIR
Ahead of the day's proceedings in Parliament, Kharge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, DMK's TR Baalu and A Raja, as well as other opposition MPs raised slogans and protested against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.
There was a huge banner in front of them which read 'SIR- Loktantra Pe Vaar' as they lined up near the steps of the Makar Dwar of Parliament and staged a protest for the ninth consecutive day.
The opposition has been protesting in both Houses of Parliament against the SIR, alleging the EC's exercise was aimed at 'disenfranchising voters" in Bihar ahead of the Assembly elections. They have been demanding a discussion on the issue in both Houses. PTI ASK DV DV
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