Opposition Protests in Parliament Over Bihar's Electoral Roll Revision

On Wednesday, several MPs from the opposition INDIA bloc conducted a protest within the Parliament complex, objecting to the Election Commission's special intensive revision of electoral rolls in Bihar. They demanded an immediate rollback of the decision and called for a debate on the matter in both houses of Parliament.

Before the day's legislative sessions, prominent leaders and MPs from parties such as Congress, DMK, TMC, Samajwadi Party, Shiv Sena (UBT), JMM, RJD, and the Left gathered outside Parliament's Makar Dwar. They chanted slogans against the government and the electoral roll revision, voicing their disapproval of what they see as an attempt to influence the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar.

Leading figures like Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, T R Baalu, Sanjay Raut, and Kalyan Banerjee joined the protest, wearing black and holding placards that opposed the revision. The opposition claims that the Election Commission's move is aimed at disenfranchising voters ahead of crucial electoral contests.

(With inputs from agencies.)