Archive · 25 Jul 2025
Opposition MPs Protest Bihar Electoral Roll Review
Imagine the government is checking who can vote.
Some politicians are upset because they think the way the government is doing this check is unfair.
They believe it could stop some people from voting.
They showed their feelings by ripping up signs that said what the government was doing and throwing them away.
They want the government to stop this check and listen to their concerns.
They worry that some people, like workers who move around for jobs, might not get to vote because of it.
The government says they have already checked most of the voters.
Opposition MPs protested against the electoral roll review in Bihar.
Rahul Gandhi and other MPs led the protest in the Parliament House complex.
Protesters viewed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) as an attack on democracy.
MPs symbolically tore placards with 'SIR' written on them.
The ECI stated that 99% of electors in Bihar have been covered by the SIR.
- Who
- Opposition MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and others
- What
- Protest against electoral roll review in Bihar.
- When
- Friday, July 25, 2025
- Where
- Parliament House complex, Delhi
- Why
- To protest the perceived attack on democracy and the impact of the electoral roll review (SIR).
Opposition's View
ECI's View
Voting Rights
Opposition's View
The electoral roll review (SIR) is aimed at denying electors their right to cast votes.
ECI's View
The ECI believes the SIR is a necessary process.
Transparency
Opposition's View
The ECI is not providing information to the Opposition.
ECI's View
The ECI is conducting a review.
- Protesting MPs
- Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and others
- Protest Focus
- Electoral roll review (SIR) in Bihar
- Slogans
- Stop vote-bandi, Save democracy
- ECI's Claim
- 99% of electors in Bihar covered by SIR
- Actions
- Symbolically tore SIR placards.