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‘Imposed forcefully’: JDU MP slams SIR in Bihar; protests outside Parliament continue

IndiaTimes Wednesday, 23 July 2025 ()
Janata Dal (United) MP Giridhari Yadav has criticized the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, deeming it rushed and impractical. Opposition parties, including Congress and Samajwadi Party, have protested the SIR, alleging voter suppression and disrupting Parliament. The Election Commission defends the revision as essential for accurate electoral rolls, citing deceased, shifted, and duplicate voters.
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