House logjam over SIR continues

THE face-off between the opposition and the government continued on Friday as both Houses of Parliament were adjourned over the opposition's demand for a discussion on the Bihar electoral roll revision.

- PREETHA NAIR @ New Delhi

The Opposition INDIA bloc, including Congress, TMC, DMK and RJD, wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla demanding a special discussion on the EC's SIR in Bihar.

"We, the undersigned Members of Parliament representing various Opposition parties, wish to express our deep concern over the voter list revision in Bihar, especially a few months before the state assembly elections," the letter read.