India Block continued protest against Bihar SIR, Sonia Gandhi also joined

Congress Parliamentary Party President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday, along with MPs of the Indian National Development Inclusive Alliance (India) block, was present at the Makar gate outside the Parliament House in protest against the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) in the election state of Bihar and the arrest of workers in BJP-ruled states. Sonia Gandhi joined the protest with a big banner with ‘SIR-Loke Tantra’ and stood with her daughter and Vayanad. Other leaders like Pramod Tiwari and Manikam Tagore were also present.

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The Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs also participated in the protest of India Block, who opposed the arrest of workers in BJP ruled states. The party has been protesting separately against the alleged misconduct with Bengalis in other states for the last few days, although today she joined a big protest, while other MPs were holding cartoon posters criticizing the Election Commission (EC).

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The SIR cartoon features a person named “EC” wearing a uniform and covered in fetters, which has an EVM (electronic voting machine) in his hand, and a speech bubble is coming out of his mouth which states “Yes Sir”. The same spicy hashtag has been installed with the tweet: #Sir, which is a clear reference to the recent allegations made by the opposition parties that the ECI is working under the pressure of the central government, especially in view of the developments in Bihar. Ever since the monsoon session begins on July 21, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs have been protesting against the voter list amendment inside and outside Parliament.