Parliament Winter Session: Lok Sabha adjourned for the day amid opposition protest over SIR

Opposition leaders stage walkout from Rajya Sabha over demand for debate on 'electoral reforms'

December 2, 2025 2:33 pm

House should take up debate on electoral reforms under Rule 267, setting aside all other business: Congress chief Kharge

December 2, 2025 2:23 pm

Making anything compulsory in democracy is troubling: Tharoor on Sanchar Saathi app row

December 2, 2025 2:22 pm

Rahul says PM 'shies away' from discussing people's issues

December 2, 2025 2:17 pm

Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the SIR issue, saying the PM states that Parliament belongs to the people of India, but he constantly "shies away" from discussing important issues related to people's welfare. "What could be a bigger public issue in a democracy than voting rights?" Gandhi said in a Facebook post in Hindi after the protest. Noting that the INDIA bloc held a strong protest outside Parliament House against the SIR, Gandhi said the opposition demands that a serious discussion on the SIR should take place in Parliament to protect the Constitution and democracy. "Every citizen's rights are vested in the vote, and the SIR is clearly a weapon to cut the votes of the country's poor and Bahujan community and make elections one-sided," the former Congress chief said.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla summons meeting of floor leaders to break ongoing deadlock in House over SIR

December 2, 2025 2:15 pm

From the government side, we propose a discussion on electoral reforms: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju in Rajya Sabha

December 2, 2025 2:14 pm

Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned for the day following vociferous protests by Opposition members over SIR

December 2, 2025 2:13 pm

Bengal government did not implement Central fisheries scheme for 2 years: Govt in Lok Sabha

December 2, 2025 12:48 pm

The West Bengal government did not implement the PMMSY central scheme for fisheries for two years and has spent only Rs 58.51 crore of the sanctioned amount, Union Minister for Fisheries Rajiv Ranjan Singh informed the Lok Sabha. The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) was launched by the Union Ministry of Fisheries to bring about ecologically healthy, economically viable and socially inclusive development of the fisheries sector of India. For two years after the scheme was launched in 2020-21, the West Bengal government did not cooperate with the Central government in implementing it, the minister said. In 2022-23, the West Bengal government accepted it and sent proposals of Rs 221 crore. Of this, Rs 114 crore proposals were approved by the Central Government. The minister said it is very difficult to implement any programme if a state government does not cooperate with the Central Government.

Lok Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm following vociferous protests by Opposition members against SIR

December 2, 2025 12:20 pm

Have invited opposition leaders for discussion, says Union Minister Rijiju in Lok Sabha amid demands for debate on SIR

December 2, 2025 12:20 pm

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told the protesting members that they should protect the decorum of the House and there are many members from different parties who should also be heard. Disrupting the proceedings by members of a few parties is not right, and also anger of losing elections should not be shown in the House, the minister said and mentioned that even late BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee had also lost elections. While taking a jibe at the Congress on recent electoral losses, Rijiju said they are losing the confidence of the people. The government is ready to discuss issues, he asserted.

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2pm following protests by opposition parties over Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls

December 2, 2025 12:15 pm

As soon as the laying of papers concluded, Opposition MPs trooped into the well of the House, raising slogans and demanding a discussion on the electoral rolls revision exercise. The protests escalated after Chairman C P Radhakrishnan rejected 20 notices under Rule 267 on five different subjects, stating they did not meet the procedural requirements. Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge urged the Chair to permit a discussion on the SIR issue. Union Minister and Leader of the House J P Nadda and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju assured the House that the government would consult with Opposition members to decide on a suitable time for the discussion. As the Zero Hour proceeded amid the commotion, the Chair adjourned the proceedings till 2 pm.

Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon following opposition protests demanding discussion on SIR carried out by EC

December 2, 2025 11:45 am

As the protest continued, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urged the members to cooperate, stressing the importance of Question Hour. “In a democracy, it is natural to have differences. But behaviour and utterances of some members inside and outside the House are not acceptable,” he said, adding that all members should maintain the dignity of the House and the country. “I always give enough time to every member. But everyone should also maintain the highest standard of the world's largest democracy,” he said. The Speaker then adjourned the house till 12 noon.

Kharge, Sonia, Rahul, other opposition MPs protest against SIR in Parliament complex

December 2, 2025 11:45 am

The leaders held posters and placards against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. They also had a huge banner which read 'Stop SIR-Stop Vote Chori' and raised slogans against the government.

Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury moves adjournment notice on Sanchar Saathi application issue

December 2, 2025 11:21 am

The Congress leader filed an adjournment motion notice in the Rajya Sabha seeking suspension of business to discuss the government's directions on installation of the Sanchar Saathi App in new mobile handsets. In her adjournment notice, the party MP said, "The Right to Privacy is an intrinsic facet of the fundamental right to life and personal liberty, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution. The Department of Telecommunications' circular directing smartphone manufacturers and importers to pre-load the "Sanchar Saathi" application in a manner that cannot be deleted constitutes a grave affront to this fundamental right".