For the ninth day in a row, leaders from opposition parties, including Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, held a protest inside the Parliament House complex. They are opposing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list being carried out in Bihar by the Election Commission (EC), claiming it’s unfair and demanding that it be withdrawn.

Before the Parliament session started on Friday, Kharge, Priyanka, DMK leaders TR Baalu and A Raja, along with other MPs from the INDIA bloc, raised slogans and held placards that said “Stop SIR” and “SIR – Attack on Democracy.” They believe this voter list update is an attempt to remove genuine voters in Bihar ahead of upcoming elections.

Many MPs from Congress, DMK, TMC, and Left parties joined the protest, accusing the Election Commission of working in coordination with the central government. They are demanding a full discussion in Parliament about this issue.