Opposition Leaders, Including Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, Protest Against Bihar SIR

Swift Summary

• Several MPs from the INDIA bloc protested on July 28, 2025, in Parliament House complex against the Election CommissionS Special Intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in bihar.
• Prominent leaders participating included Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Akhilesh Yadav (Samajwadi Party), Derek O’Brien (TMC), Kanimozhi and A. Raja (DMK), among others.
• protesters held banners and placards reading “SIR – Attack on Democracy” and staged demonstrations near Parliament’s makar Dwar steps for the fifth consecutive day.
• The INDIA bloc alleges that the SIR exercise may “disenfranchise voters” ahead of Bihar’s Assembly elections and demanded its rollback along with a discussion on the matter in both Houses of Parliament.
• Previous protests included symbolic actions like tearing posters labeled ‘SIR’ and placing them in disposal bins as well as staging protest marches within the complex.

Indian Opinion Analysis
the ongoing protests by opposition MPs highlight significant concerns about electoral integrity raised by leaders from multiple parties united under the INDIA bloc umbrella. Their coordinated demonstrations indicate strong apprehensions that adjustments to Bihar’s voter rolls might have implications for democratic participation during upcoming assembly elections – if exclusionary practices were alleged to take place.

While allegations must undergo proper scrutiny before conclusions are drawn about disenfranchisement risks presented via SIR revisions-the government alongside election Commission needs addressing critical public transparency gaps fueling unrest concerns Indian democracy thrives sensitive fostering openness consensus’d institutions regulatory mechanisms protecting inclusion fairness political parties alike citizenry broadly: