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Govt not averse to taking up SIR discussion: Rijiju
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
|December 02, 2025
UNION Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju told the Rajya Sabha on Monday that the Government is open to a detailed discussion on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, but urged the Opposition not to insist on a strict timeline, clarifying that their request for a debate is under active consideration.
Addressing Opposition concerns, Rijiju said, "Nobody is undermining any matter which was brought out by them in the all-party meeting or Business Advisory Committee (BAC). What I am saying is, it's under consideration ... if you put a condition that it has to be taken up today itself, then it becomes difficult, because you have to give certain space."
This story is from the December 02, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Dharmapuri.
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