‘Stop SIR’: Opposition protest over Bihar electoral roll row in Parliament | In pics

Several INDIA bloc leaders, including Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Derek O'Brien, protested in the Parliament against the SIR in Bihar. ...read more

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Amid the ongoing Monsoon Session in the Parliament, top INDIA bloc leaders, including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, TMC's Derek O'Brien and DMK MP Kanimozhi along with other leaders staged a protest against the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.(PTI)

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also joined his INDIA bloc partners in the protest against the Election Commission's exercise in Bihar. The opposition has argued that SIR is an attack on democracy.(PTI)

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Opposition leaders were seen holding internal discussions as Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi stood at the forefront of the ‘Stop SIR’ protest. (PTI)

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INDIA bloc leaders were seen holding banners of 'Loktantra par vaar', 'Stop SIR' at the protest, sloganeering against the Centre and accusing it of undermining democratic values. (PTI)

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Amid their protest against the Election Commission's SIR exercise in Bihar, TMC leader Derek O'Brien was seen interacting with Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. (PTI)

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Opposition leaders have alleged that the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar was aimed at "disenfranchising voters" in the state ahead of the assembly elections. (PTI)

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Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra seen interacting with DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi during the protest led by INDIA bloc leaders against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.(PTI)

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The protest comes just three days after the Opposition leaders had held a demonstration in the Parliament House complex, tearing posters with 'SIR' written on them and putting them in a dust bin.(PTI)

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Meanwhile NDA leaders, including BJP MP Anurag Thakur, also staged a protest in the Parliament complex. They slammed All India Imam Association (AIIA) chief Moulana Sajid Rashidi's alleged derogatory remark against SP MP Dimple Yadav during a TV debate. (PTI)

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However, Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav said that the NDA's outrage over the alleged remarks against her would be more meaningful if they had shown similar solidarity during incidents like Manipur violence.(PTI)