#WATCH | Delhi: INDIA bloc leaders continue to protest over the alleged voter fraud and SIR issues. MPs were seen wearing T-shirts featuring the name Minta Devi, a voter allegedly listed as 124 years old in the Election Commission’s voter list. pic.twitter.com/LVhS3I5CZJ
— ANI (@ANI) August 12, 2025
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi, party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, TMC’s Derek O’Brien, DMK’s TR Baalu, NCP(SP)’s Supriya Sule, and other Opposition MPs from DMK and Left parties, held posters and raised slogans near Parliament’s Makar Dwar.
The banner read “Our Vote. Our Right. Our Fight”. Another banner carried by the protesting MPs read “SIR – Silent Invisible Rigging”.
#WATCH | INDIA Bloc MPs protest against the SIR at Makar Dwar of the Parliament. pic.twitter.com/QLEZWT0Duk
— ANI (@ANI) August 12, 2025
Congress’ Manickam Tagore alleged that the EC under Rajeev Kumar and Gyanesh Kumar has become a department of the BJP.
“Minta Devi is a first time voter and she is 124-years-old. The voters list carries her name as first time voter. We are wanting a discussion on such issues. How EC has become a party to the BJP. The voter list is full of such fraud,” he charged while participating in the protest.
The MPs also carried “Stop SIR” and “vote chori” placards along with posters alleging collusion between the EC and the government.
There has been a logjam in Parliament over the SIR in Bihar. The Parliament has witnessed little business in he Monsoon Session due to repeated adjournments, mostly over the SIR issue.
On Monday, opposition MPs, including Rahul Gandhi, Kharge and Pawar, took out a protest march from the Parliament House to the Election Commission office SIR of in Bihar electoral rolls and alleged “vote chori”. They were stopped midway by the police and briefly detained amid high drama.
All the MPs were later released.
