Opposition demands paper ballots, BJP counters with Emergency jibe

In a turbulent Lok Sabha session on Tuesday, the issue of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls exploded into a dramatic and polarised debate, as the Opposition accused the ruling party of systemic sabotage, while the BJP vigorously defended the reform and countered with historical indictments of the Congress party.

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Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi invoked the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi's martyrdom to sound an alarm over what he termed rising threats to the nation's democratic foundations. He charged that divisive forces were actively working to dismantle the constitutional fabric, pointedly accusing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of a calculated infiltration of key independent institutions, naming the CBI, Enforcement Directorate, and the Election Commission of India (ECI). "Th