INDIA Bloc MPs March to EC Over Bihar Voter Roll Row, Allege ‘Fraud’ in 2024 Polls

Members of Parliament from Opposition parties in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Monday marched from Makar Dwar in Parliament to the Election Commission’s office at Nirvachan Sadan, Delhi, to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar and alleged voter fraud in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The march, which began at 11:30 a.m. and passed through Transport Bhawan, went ahead despite Delhi Police stating no permission had been sought for the rally.

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh accused Booth Level Officers (BLOs) of filling out “fake forms” in one room and claimed multiple voter entries under the same EPIC number. He reiterated Rahul Gandhi’s demand for electronic voter list data to identify duplicate votes and questioned why the SIR process — which took two years in 2003 — was being rushed through in a month this time.

Parliament’s Monday Agenda

• The Lok Sabha convened at 11 a.m. with questions, paper laying, and ministerial statements from departments including Culture, Education, Finance, and Environment.

• Key reports included the Standing Committee on External Affairs’ review of India’s Indian Ocean Strategy (Shashi Tharoor, Arun Govil) and the Finance Committee’s report on the Competition Commission’s evolving role in the digital economy (Bhartruhari Mahtab, Thiru Arun Nehru).

• The Railways Committee submitted reports on tunnel and bridge construction and actions on the 2025–26 Demands for Grants (C.M. Ramesh, Bhola Singh).

• The Water Resources Committee presented follow-ups on drinking water, sanitation, and Ganga rejuvenation projects (Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Rodmal Nagar).

• The Rural Development Committee tabled findings on ‘Clean and Green Villages’ and related grant allocations (Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Raju Bista).

• The Social Justice Committee submitted reports on welfare ministries (P.C. Mohan, Anoop Pradhan Valmiki).

• The Education Committee outlined progress on implementing the 2020 National Education Policy in higher education (Angomcha Bimol Akoijam, Darshan Singh Choudhary).