Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Will EC only be right when Congress wins?: Ravi Shankar Prasad
In the same EC, Congress won, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana, says Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Parliament Winter Session 2025 Updates| 'Idea of equality behind SIR process, Supreme Court has upheld electoral exercise': BJP leaders in Lok Sabha
The Supreme Court has upheld the SIR process in Bihar and said that the Election Commission has the legal authority to take up the process which will clean up voters’ list
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Parliament Winter Session 2025 Updates| BJP indulging in 'vote chori' in collusion with EC: Rahul Gandhi
In his nearly 30-minute speech that saw some disruption after BJP MPs objected to his reference of “vote chori” to aid “capturing” of institutions, the Raebareli MP alleged he was "absolutely sure" that the BJP won Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Haryana aong others by stealing votes.
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Parliament Winter Session 2025 Updates| AAP MP Sanjay Singh demands discussion on toxic air pollution in Delhi in Rajya Sabha
AAP MP Sanjay Singh gives Rule 267 notice in Rajya Sabha, demanding a discussion on "grave public health emergency caused by toxic air pollution in Delhi."
Parliament Winter Session 2025 Updates| Lok Sabha to continue discussion on SIR
ANI reported both Houses are set to continue discussion on Special Intensive Revision today
Parliament Winter Session 2025 Updates| Rahul Gandhi always spends most of his time abroad whenever Parliament is in session: Pralhad Joshi
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Both Houses begin proceedings
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | TMC holds protest over pending MNREGA funds
TMC leaders including Sagarika Ghosh and Dola Sen hold a protest inside Parliament premises over pending MNREGA funds, demanding timely release of dues.
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | During Congress' rule, there used to be announcement of more trains but no trains used to run: Vaishnaw
While replying to a question regarding the lower frequency of train during the Question Hour in Lok Sabha, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said "Trains are not decreasing but are actually increasing. I will definitely give the data regarding this. I have earlier given the data as well. During Congress' rule, there used to be announcement of more trains but no trains used to run. Trains are increasing along with their capacity."
"When we complained regarding code of conduct violation by Prime Minister Modi to Election Commission. They forwarded our lettered to BJP president J P Nadda: K C Venugopal
Congress MP K.C Venugopal to Speaker OM Birla, "Sir this is a discussion on Electoral Reforms.
"When we complained regarding code of conduct violation by Prime Minister Modi to Election Commission. They forwarded our lettered to BJP president J P Nadda."
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Where is the neutral empire in India?, asks K C Venugopal on SIR debate
In 2004, SIR was a 6-month procedure. Election Commission deferred the SIR of Arunachal Pradesh and Maharashtra due to election: K C Venugopal
In 2004, SIR was a 6-month procedure. Election Commission deferred the SIR of Arunachal Pradesh and Maharashtra due to election. Now just before Bihar Election, you have started the SIR.
"Earlier procedure was 6 months," says K C Venugopal
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Instead of preventing anti-national acts like 'vote chori', EC is enabling it: KC Venugopal
“Instead of preventing anti-national acts like 'vote chori', EC is enabling it,” says Congress MP KC Venugopal in Lok Sabha.
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Congress did so much 'Hungama' but could only gain 5 seats in Bihar: Ravi Shankar Prasad
"Elections occurred in Bihar, the Congress did so much 'hungama' and could only gain five seats': Ravi Shankar Prasad
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | "The reason people don't vote for you because they have seen both Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar's work: Ravi Shankar Prasad
"The reason people don't vote for you because they have seen both Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar's work," says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | You should not have brought up SIR if you are a petitioner in SC: Ravi Shankar Prasad to KC Venugopal
"You mentioned before this honorable house that you are a petitioner in the Supreme Court regarding SIR and other illegalities. If that is position , then I am sorry you should not have spoken on this issue at all, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates |'Not a single BLO died in Bihar': Ravi Shankar Prasad
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Rajya Sabha proceedings resume
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Modi, Shah wanted to be historians but became distorians: Jairam Ramesh
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said, "Sir, the debate in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have proved once again that we have far too little history in our politics and far too much history in our politics. Prime Minister, Home Minister have proved that they wanted to be historians but became 'distorians"
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | When Rahul Gandhi began speaking yesterday we excepted there to be some "grand revelation": Kangana Ranaut
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut spoke on electoral reforms saying we used to get scared with the Opposition sayin "SIR SIR SIR" over and over again. The opposition didn't let the Parliament run smoothly over the past year. Barring yesterday and day before, the haven't us run the Parliament. However, when Rahul Gandhi began speaking yesterday we excepted there to be some "grand revelation". But Gandhi could not expose anything and instead said "he was framing the argument."
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | PM doesn't hack EVMS, he hacks the hearts of people: Kangana
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut continued saying after Rahul Gandhi 'finally' framed his argument, he again brought up the Brazilian model who was allegedly registered as a voter in Haryana.
Ranaut said, "Every woman is entitled to her dignity. She is a foreigner but she has said on multiple accounts that she has never been to India and has not relation to Haryana election.
"Despite that, they used her picture for their own means. I want to apologise to the lady that her picture was used violating her personality rights.
"Opposition always insults the women while our Prime Minister helps the women".
"Congress, you don't understand. PM doesn't hack EVMS, he hacks the hearts of people." she said.
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | 'Non-Resident Indian politician': BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Rahul Gandhi's Germany visit
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya took a swipe at Rahul Gandhi's visit to Germany, saying, Gandhi is a non-resident Indian politician and asserted India needs an opposition which takes its job seriously.
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | In last 75 years, various govt of the centre and state have taken many steps to weaken this electoral system, But I cannot think of a single step taken to strengthen it: Harsimrat Kaur
Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur said, "A strong transparent and impartial electorate system is the foundation of any democracy. It is equally important to have free and fair implementation of those laws which ensure a strong impartial electoral system. For that, it is important to have an impartial, independent unshackled Election Commission, which is not a cage-parrot, not a mute puppet of the ruling party. Sir, unfortunately in the last 75 years, various govt of the centre and state have taken many steps to weaken this electoral system, But I cannot think of a single step taken to strengthen it."
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | 'Election Commission of India cannot be bigger than Supreme Court and Parliament of India': Asaduddin Owaisi
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi said, "SIR is violative of Parliamentary legislation, it violates the powers prescribed by Parliament and is contrary to judgment of Supreme Court. It is a malafide exercise of power to selectively disenfranchise on the basis of religion. Election Commission of India cannot be bigger than Supreme Court and Parliament of India.
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | MP Azad urges support for families of BLOs who died on duty
Chandrashekar Azad of the Azad Samaj Party invoked B.R. Ambedkar’s principles while commenting on the ongoing debate around electoral reforms. He highlighted the intense workload and mental strain faced by Booth Level Officers (BLOs), stressing that those who lost their lives while on duty deserved that their families be supported with government jobs.
Azad also pointed out that India had once been hailed as a forward-thinking democracy for granting universal suffrage early on. Yet, he warned, processes like the SIR risk pushing the country backwards instead of strengthening its democratic foundations.
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | MP Priyanka Chaturvedi calls for debates on freedom struggle, Quit India movement
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi urged citizens to closely follow the ongoing debate on Vande Mataram, arguing that such discussions help ensure that history is preserved accurately. She further pressed for similar, in-depth debates on the Quit India movement and the broader freedom struggle, saying this would counter the growing trend of people relying on “WhatsApp-forward history.”
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Need to work on ease on voting, e-voting, postal voting and absentee voting: MP Naveen Jindal
MP Naveen Jindal urges the government to mull absentee voting in forms of online voting or postal voting. He claims there have been cases where people could not exercise their right to vote due to being unable to come to the voting booths, either due to being out of their state or country. According to him, it should not be necessary for any citizen to be physically present in the booths to vote. Thus, if we bring in facilities like e-voting and postal voting any citizen, sitting in any corner of the world, can exercise their right.
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | The silent democratic invasion is on; all because of 'ghuspaithiyas', says BJP's Shamik Bhattacharya
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Imran Masood questions UP byelections, calls for ballot-based polling
Imran Masood, Congress leader from Saharanpur, raised concerns over the credibility of recent byelections in Uttar Pradesh, pointing to what he described as questionable methods adopted by the Election Commission.
He alleged that Dalit and Muslim communities were unfairly targeted in the mapping exercises conducted in 2023 and 2025, claiming that these groups “are crying that their rights are being encroached upon.”
Referring to BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy, he said, “I agree with Mr. Rudy, and he agreed with me that booth capturing took place during the byelections. Today, no one even talks about repolling, and we are not allowed to vote. That is the concern Rahul Gandhi highlighted.”
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Home Minister Amit Shah speaks on electoral reforms in Lok Sabha
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Discussion on electoral reforms but Oppn focused on SIR: Home Minister Amit Shah
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | ECI constitutional body not under govt control; reforms in voter's list EC's responsibility not ours: Amit Shah
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Infiltrators trying to enjoy equal rights as citizens, will be removed one by one; only citizens can vote, no one else: Amit Shah
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | From 1952 to 2004 no party opposed SIR as it is the process to prepare a transparent electoral roll: Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Rahul Gandhi challenges Shah to have a debate on SIR during a press conference
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Nehru became PM through vote chori after independence: Amit Shah
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | When you win elections, EC is great; when you lose, EC is incompetent, this is not how democracy works: Amit Shah
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Second 'vote chori' was by Indira Gandhi, when she granted herself immunity after court set aside her election: Amit Shah
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | How Sonia Gandhi became a voter before becoming citizen of India? Amit Shah
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Tradition of electoral loss began in 2014 and Congress blamed EVMs, which were brought by Rajiv Gandhi in 1989: Amit Shah
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Upon contacting the EC I found out Congress has not made any suggestions to them on election reforms since May 2014: Amit Shah
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | Oppn walks out of LS after Amit Shah's speech; Kiren Rijiju says they have no patience to discuss any issue; only waste time of Parliament.
Parliament Winter Session 2025 LIVE Updates | NDA's policy is clear -- detect, delete and deport illegal immigrants: Amit Shah
Home Minister further claimed that the Opposition can boycott Parliament, but we will ensure that no illegal immigrant remains in voter list.