Assam Congress begins training booth level agents in anticipation of SIR 

Assam Congress begins training booth level agents in anticipation of SIR 

Deputy Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi speaks to media at Parliament premises during the Monsoon Session, in New Delhi, on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI With Assam administration indicating that the State will soon be holding Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi said that the party … Read more

Opposition members protesting SIR in Rajya Sabha blocked by marshals

Opposition members protesting SIR in Rajya Sabha blocked by marshals

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh conducts proceedings in the House during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Rajya Sabha failed to function on Friday (August 1, 2025), as the Opposition intensified its protest demanding a discussion on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision … Read more

A step away from transparency

A step away from transparency

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has introduced some new rules and revisions, including a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bihar before the Assembly polls. This exercise will then take place across the country. In Bihar, the SIR exercise, aimed at removing duplicate entries in electoral rolls, started on June 25. … Read more

Move to bring NRC through backdoor: TMC on EC’s special intensive revision of electoral roll

Move to bring NRC through backdoor: TMC on EC’s special intensive revision of electoral roll

TMC MP Derek O’Brien, with party leader Sagarika Ghos,e addresses a press conference, in New Delhi, on June 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Saturday (June 28, 2025) said that the special intensive revision of the electoral roll announced by the Election Commission is a “sinister move to bring … Read more